Police & Courts
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Youth offences dominate crime-rate surge
CRIME in Mildura has surged for the second consecutive year, returning rates to pre-pandemic levels and prompting a police vow to “do everything we can”…
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Police search for stolen RTV
MILDURA police are seeking community assistance to help locate a stolen RTV. The theft occurred in Sunnycliffs on March 19. Police said it was believed…
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Paul Cohrs fit to stand trial on murder charge
ACCUSED killer Paul Cohrs is expected to stand trial for the shooting death of his 82-year-old mother early next year. The Supreme Court of Victoria…
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Dangerous driving appeal bid fails
THE driver of a car involved in a head-on crash that claimed the lives of his mother and five-year-old daughter near Robinvale has failed in a…
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Long weekend blitz amid road carnage
POLICE on both sides of the river will be out in full force this King’s Birthday long weekend, following a devastating first half of the…
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Mildura woman guilty of tax fraud
A WOMAN who rorted tens of thousands of dollars from the Australian Taxation Office was caught after authorities identified a significant spike in GST fraud…
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Drivers nabbed across Sunraysia
A 38-YEAR-OLD Merbein woman clocked travelling 30km/h over the speed limit was among a number of drivers booked by Mildura police last weekend. A 55-year-old…
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Fine over ‘callous’ magpie killings
A 57-YEAR-OLD Merbein man who admitted killing four magpies acted callously, a magistrate says. He pleaded guilty to illegally killing the birds, as well as…
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Big fines, licences lost during costly weekend on Mildura roads
SPEEDING, unlicensed and drug or alcohol-affected drivers were nabbed during a busy weekend on the roads for Mildura Police. A 49-year-old Canberra man was detected…
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Mercy plea for abused Walpeup woman
For years Rebecca Payne’s husband was violent and controlling, made her tattoo his name on her body 18 times and beat her in a graveyard.…
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Circular saw ‘held to throat’
A COURT has refused a bail bid by a jilted man accused of storming into his former partner’s house and holding a live circular saw…
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Police seek information on missing man
NEW South Wales Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from the state’s Far West. Benjamin Macleod, aged 46, last made…
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