Police & Courts
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Pair refused bail on drugs charges
A MILDURA couple alleged to have involved in a “significant” drug trafficking operation have had applications to be released on bail refused. Aaron Peters, 37,…
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Bail denied after siege with police
POLICE were this week forced to draw their revolvers and Tasers to arrest a man during a siege at a Mildura house after he produced…
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‘Voices told me to kill’, son says
A MAN affected by drugs and alcohol says he had no intention to frighten his mother this week when he told her he was hearing…
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Vandal smashes historic hotel windows
THOUSANDS of dollars of damage was done to the Hotel Mildura Grand early Sunday morning after a man was alleged to have thrown rocks through…
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‘Monster’ jailed over threats
A MAN who behaved like a “monster” when he threatened to kill a woman and repeated the threats to police after his arrest says he…
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Stolen bank card used to buy goods
A MILDURA man who used a stolen bank card to rack up 76 transactions totalling almost $4000 claimed he was unaware the card had been…
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Reign of ‘terror’ ends in jail
A MILDURA man who “terrorised” his former partner and tried to flee police when they attempted to arrest him has been jailed. The man was…
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Bailed man back behind bars
A MAN afforded a “wonderful opportunity” to address his ice addiction at a rehabilitation centre less than two weeks ago is back behind bars after…
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Drunk man fined over ‘crazy incident’
A MAN threatened to stab his sister’s boyfriend with a pair of garden secateurs following a confrontation over the accused throwing the woman’s cat into…
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Man jailed for ‘orgy of destruction’
A MAN addicted to drugs and alcohol who went on a 24-hour “orgy of destruction” including damaging police vehicles and throwing rocks at officers, narrowly…
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More jail time for ‘slow learner”
A MAN serving a term of imprisonment on charges of stalking and threatening to kill his partner continued to contact the woman almost daily from…
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Man jailed for family violence ‘torture’
A MAN who inflicted emotional, psychological and physical torture on his former partner resorted to public humiliation and slander of the victim to minimise his…
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