Police & Courts
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Police call for help to find missing boy Hayden
POLICE are seeking public assistance to locate a missing 17-year-old who may be in the Mildura area. Hayden was last seen in Pakenham on June…
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Police search for caravan stolen from Mildura
MILDURA police are asking for public assistance to locate a caravan stolen from the Mildura area. At about 2.30am on June 9, a 20 MDC…
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Street-kid problems might be more complex than they seem
MILDURA police have reached out to local businesses and property owners for help as they build a strategy to deter youth crime in the city.…
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Drugs, alcohol key community issues
DRUGS and alcohol and the safety of property and possessions were two of the key issues identified by the Mildura community in this year’s police…
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Horror Mildura knife ordeal caused ‘extreme fear’
A MILDURA mother and her teenage daughter were forced to flee their house after a knife-wielding man confronted them and demanded keys to the woman’s…
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Give up grog for kids, father told
A SUNRAYSIA man has been told he needs to step up and be a better father for his two young children after narrowly avoiding a…
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Accolades for our best in blue
POLICE who worked to oust the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang from Mildura, dismantled a significant drug trafficking syndicate and helped to protect the community during…
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Machete accused’s outburst as bail refused
A MILDURA man alleged to have made threats to kill before pulling a machete from his pants has stormed from court after an application for…
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Cruel ex-partner jailed for ‘torture’
A MAGISTRATE has jailed a Merbein man for at least six months for the “appalling emotional torture” of his former partner. The 28-year-old man, who…
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Mildura man breaches bail conditions
A MILDURA man banned from attending licensed premises in the region has faced court after police found him drunk at a karaoke venue. The Mildura…
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Alibi attempt backfires, leads to charges over child-sex images
IMAGES of children as young as six engaged in sexual acts were found on the phone of a Mildura man after he gave it to…
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‘Everyone makes mistakes,’ says assault accused
A MILDURA man with a history of making serious threats against former partners and who has now been charged with false imprisonment and assault has…