Police & Courts
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Drunk man’s violence against wife labelled ‘unacceptable’
A MAGISTRATE has labelled the actions of a family violence perpetrator as “completely and utterly unacceptable” after a man punched his wife in the face…
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Four arrested after car stolen in Merbein
THREE men and a woman were arrested on the weekend in relation to a stolen car. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told that on February…
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Mildura earthmoving company fined for heavy load
A MILDURA earthmoving business has been fined $8500 after one of its trucks was found transporting a load well over its allowable weight limit. More…
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Ignorance not bliss for disqualified driver
A MAN “kept himself in a state of ignorance” when he repeatedly drove while his licence was suspended. More police and courts coverage Nor Chhom…
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Woman jailed over $246k drug-fuelled burglary, theft rampage
A YOUNG woman has been sentenced for her part in a three-week drug-fuelled rampage where seven firearms and more than $246,000 worth of property was…
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Mildura drug ‘entrepreneur’ jailed for five months
AN “entrepreneur” who set up a drug trafficking business in Mildura and used Australia Post to send packages of drugs to customers across the country,…
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More police added to Mildura, Swan Hill beat
THREE new police members will be stationed in Mildura and Swan Hill as part of the Victorian Government’s deployment of hundreds of police across the…
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Mildura man breaches bail four days after release
A MILDURA man breached his bail conditions within four days of being released from custody after skipping out on a motel bill and being found…
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Man charged after fake gun arrest outside Mildura school
A TEENAGER who was arrested outside Mildura Senior College on Wednesday has been charged with possessing a firearm and common law assault. The 18-year-old man was arrested…
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Hugh King Drive ‘hoon’ keeps licence
A FEW seconds of “bad judgment” has left a man in limbo for seven months, according to his defence counsel. The court was told in…
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Man blew 0.169 at Mildura Central carpark, court told
A RETAIL worker who was recorded drink-driving at almost three and a half times the legal limit, will have to commit to treatment. About 1am…
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Mildura attacker, 17, sent to rehab before sentence
A TEENAGER who left a young man with physical and psychological scars by slashing him across the face with a Stanley knife during an unprovoked…