Police & Courts
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Sunraysia man sold drugs ‘to help others in pain’
A SUNRAYSIA man says he was trying to help others when he trafficked the drug oxycodone, selling his prescription medication to others in pain. More…
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Burglar showed no remorse, Mildura court told
A MAGISTRATE has warned a Mildura man that a six-month jail sentence handed to him was a reminder that, given his history, one burglary would…
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Vincenzo Brizzi pleads guilty over drug syndicate charges
A MAN who claimed to have picked his nose and planned to drive to a church to avoid police detection has admitted involvement in a…
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Court to hear evidence of drink spiking allegation
THE ex-partner of a woman accused of causing a serious collision while drug-driving will be called to give evidence at a one-day court hearing. More…
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Stolen $3000 was for Christmas bonuses, Mildura court told
A WOMAN who stole money intended for staff Christmas bonuses from a Mildura takeaway store has been sentenced to four months’ jail. The woman pleaded…
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Mildura court told of violent threats over magpie feeding
A WOMAN threatened to get someone to shoot and slice the throat of a next-door neighbour after she found her feeding magpies. More police and…
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Mildura neighbours involved in another online dispute
THE Mildura neighbours at the centre of a racist video which made international headlines in December have been involved in another online dispute. A two-hour…
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Knife threat to sister in front of kids, Mildura court told
A MAN who in front of two “petrified” children allegedly threatened to cut his sister’s head off while holding a knife has been refused bail…
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Man gets nine months’ jail for ‘onslaught’ of abuse, threats
A MILDURA man has been sentenced to nine months’ jail for sending an “onslaught of abusive and threatening” texts and calls to his partner. The…
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Court told four-month crime spree included Sunraysia
POLICE have laid more than 70 charges against four people over stealing cars, committing burglaries, aggravated carjacking and thefts from cars, as part of a…
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Man ordered to get counselling after assault on wife
A COURT has been told a family violence perpetrator needs significant counselling after witnessing killings and being held captive and tortured, while caught up in…
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‘Get on with life’ after rum theft, says Mildura magistrate
A MILDURA woman has been told to “get on with life” after she admitted to stealing a bottle of rum from a bottle shop. The…
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