Police & Courts
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Man found asleep at the wheel after night out
A MAN who was found asleep behind the wheel after a night out drinking, has been disqualified from driving for 11 months. More police and…
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Man to pay damages after Mildura motel room trashed
A WENTWORTH man must pay more than $5000 in damages after barricading himself inside a Mildura motel room while in the midst of a drug-fuelled…
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Euston irrigator fails in bid to defer guilty plea
A EUSTON irrigator who admitted to illegally taking 1378 megalitres of water from the Murray River has failed in a bid to defer guilty pleas…
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Three years’ jail for Irymple service station armed robbery
AN ARMED robber has been sentenced to three years’ jail, with a non-parole period of 15 months, for holding up Irymple’s OTR service station while…
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New basketball program tips off for Sunraysia youth
YOUNG ballers across Sunraysia will have a place to perfect their shooting skills with the implementation of the Home Base Hoops initiative. Home Base Hoops,…
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Drugs, cash found in Seventh Street bedroom
CASH, cannabis and methamphetamine are alleged to have been found in the bedroom of a Mildura man after a search warrant was executed at his…
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Firearm buried in scrub in Red Cliffs, court hears
ONE of two men charged with committing 10 burglaries in 10 weeks has led police to a stolen firearm, buried in scrubland in Red Cliffs,…
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Opportunistic thief jailed
AN opportunistic thief has been sentenced to a month’s jail after police arrested her on a number of outstanding offences. Stephanie Eunice Taylor, a 42-year-old,…
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Missed opportunity for intervention in death of man, coroner finds
Anyone requiring crisis support can also call Lifeline’s 24-hour number, 131 114, beyondblue, 1300 224 636, or headspace, 1800 650 890. AN opportunity to give…
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Man convicted on drug charges
A MILDURA man spent the night in custody after being caught with drugs during two random police intercepts. Shannon Burt pleaded guilty to the offending…
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Mildura police make firearm theft arrests
MILDURA police have made four “significant” arrests in relation to a large number of burglaries and gun thefts across the region. Mildura Superintendent John O’Connor…
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Car stolen in terrifying early-morning Mildura armed robbery
A SUNASSIST newspaper delivery person has been left “distraught” after his uninsured car was stolen in a terrifying armed robbery early Friday morning. The man,…
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