Police & Courts
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‘Bonnie and Clyde’ crime spree
A COUPLE likened to a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde broke out of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre before committing a string of offences while…
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Crime spree lands man in jail
A POLICE prosecutor has urged courts to start sending “a very, very clear message” that people who continue to engage in dishonesty-related offending will be…
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Bail application a ‘bleak situation’
A MILDURA magistrate has lamented about limited wraparound drug rehabilitation and mental health support options available to a repeat offender. Brodie Cameron Pettit, 27, attended…
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Theft participant urged to seek job
A MAN accused of associating with a group of “very troubled co-offenders” has been told by a magistrate to reconsider who he hangs out with,…
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Accused urged to stay medicated
A MAN accused of holding a knife to another man’s throat and randomly punching a woman in the stomach in Mildura has been released on…
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Towle facing fresh driving charges
By Melissa Cunningham / The Age A DRIVER who killed six teenagers near Mildura in a hit-run tragedy is facing fresh driving charges after being…
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Car theft passenger sentenced
A YOUNG mother who repeatedly rode shotgun while her partner allegedly stole at least four vehicles in a three month timespan has been spared time…
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Sook insult after knife to throat
A MILDURA woman kept images of injuries inflicted upon her by another female in the hope that police would find them if she was killed,…
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Robinvale father sentenced for choking
A ROBINVALE man who strangled his ex-partner at their Bendigo home last year has been fined $1000 for his “red-flag behaviour”, a court has heard.…
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Woman’s behaviour ‘horrendous’
A WOMAN who displayed “monstrous” and “horrendous” behaviour towards a man could not recall much of the offending because she was off her medication at…
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Ban fight on religious grounds fails
A DARETON man facing charges of aggravated burglary and multiple counts of vehicle theft has failed in a bid to have his conditions of bail…
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‘Off the rails’ woman avoids conviction
A WOMAN who was a passenger in a stolen vehicle used in a series of burglaries in a matter of days has been ordered to…
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