Police & Courts
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Jailed stalker caused ‘enormous’ damage
A MAN who bombarded a woman with thousands of calls and messages, including threatening to “get” her family members, burn her grandparents’ house and shoot…
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Police track down second escaped inmate
THE second escapee from a prison break at the Broken Hill Correctional Centre on Sunday night has been located and arrested following a three-day police…
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Meth was thief’s downfall
METHAMPHETAMINE was the downfall of a Mildura man who used stolen bankcards to purchase almost $1000 worth of goods including fast food, a court has…
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Police pour praise on Arid weekend drivers
MILDURA police have praised the behaviour of motorists over the Labour Day long weekend, but say a minority are continuing to put lives at risk.…
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Elderly pair ‘rattled’ by CBD confrontation
AN elderly couple confronted by a “crazy” man in Mildura’s CBD on Tuesday evening say they are “very lucky” to have escaped the incident without…
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Sentence adjourned for robbery accused
A MILDURA man charged with robbery and attempted robbery has been told a big jail sentence awaited him if he refused to engage with community…
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Missing man ‘likely deceased’
A MAN missing for more than four decades whose car was located south of Mildura is most likely dead, a coroner has found. The last…
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Not guilty outcome in Dareton glassing trial
A MAN on trial over an alleged glassing incident at Dareton in 2022 has been found not guilty. Richard Bugmy was on trial for the…
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Police search for escapee
ONE man is in custody at Dareton Police Station while another remains on the run after the pair escaped from a Broken Hill correctional facility…
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Police probe CBD brawls
POLICE say they expect to lay charges following a gathering of a large group of people that descended into multiple fights in Mildura’s CBD during…
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‘Ball in your court’, bailed man told
A MILDURA man has been warned he risks being sent back to jail if he fails to engage with support services after a renewed application…
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Witnesses take the stand at glassing trial
A TRIAL of a man charged over the alleged glassing incident of another man at Dareton in 2022 continued with multiple witnesses taking the stand…