Police & Courts
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Coffee with a Cop comes back for a Mildura refill
IN an effort to break down barriers between police and the community, Mildura police will host Coffee with a Cop. On Thursday police will set…
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Vincenzo Medici to contest Mildura drug trafficking charges
MILDURA man Vincenzo Medici will contest charges he trafficked 35 grams of methamphetamine, valued at $6000, through the Sunraysia community while part of a large-scale…
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Mildura historian Glenn Miller in custody
HISTORIAN and former Sunraysia teacher Glenn Miller is in custody after he was arrested for the second time in about three weeks. The president of…
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Irymple excavator faces court action over worker payments
THE Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has initiated legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of an Irymple-based excavation business. The FWO alleges…
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Man on drug import charges makes getaway, say police
POLICE say a man arrested in relation to a $2.4 million seizure of cash in a prime mover in Mildura has made a well-planned getaway.…
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Police briefs: Car and bicycle stolen in Mildura
A CAR and bicycle have been stolen from separate addresses in the Mildura CBD. Mildura police said a 1989 yellow Ford Falcon ute was stolen…
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Irymple drug driver’s licence suspended, court told
AN Irymple man was charged early on Friday after being found drug-driving and in possession of the drug ice. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to charges including…
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Farm worker tries to smash a path to escape from police
A TONGAN farm worker smashed through the window of a Deakin Avenue home to escape police, Mildura Magistrates’ Court has heard. The 25-year-old man this…
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Woman throws beer bottle at husband in Robinvale, court told
A MALAYSIAN woman says she was “very angry” when she threw a beer bottle at her husband, slicing him across the eyebrow. The 33-year-old was…
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Fiji man faces deportation after assault
A MAN will likely be deported after serving a 42-day jail sentence for a family violence incident. The 40-year-old, from Fiji, pleaded guilty to unlawful…
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Mildura man threatens magistrate with arrest
A MILDURA man who questioned whether the magistrate was under oath, before threatening to have him arrested, was refused bail when he faced court on…
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Truck driver banned for six months with $9100 fine
A TRUCK driver who drove with methamphetamine and cannabis in his system and recorded multiple breaches of his rest times has been fine more than…