Police and Courts
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Police Beat
Sedan stolen A LIGHT brown or silver Toyota Aur-ion was stolen from Ashton Street between 7pm last Tuesday and 4am the following morning by offenders,…
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Police seek man over assault
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help locate Zachery Lawson. The 32-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to an assault matter. Lawson is…
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Man, 74, dies in tractor tragedy
POLICE are investigating the death of a 74-year-old man at a farm in Woorinen South on Thursday afternoon. A report for the coroner is being…
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Kerang ute driver detected 80km/h over limit
A KERANG man has been charged with a string of driving offences after being stopped three times by police in four days in NSW. Police…
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Police ‘happy’ but still room to improve
SWAN Hill police said they were “happy” with the behaviour of drivers across the region during the Easter road blitz, despite issuing dozens of speeding…
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Former Swan Hill man believed dead
QUEENSLAND police have located what’s believed to be the body of a former Swan Hill man after he was reported missing on March 25 in…
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Police beat
Haystack fire EMERGENCY services responded to a haystack fire on Pental Island on Sunday. The CFA and police were called to a property on Pental…
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Crime on the climb
SWAN Hill recorded a small increase in criminal incidents last year, according to the Crime Statistics Agency’s 2023 report. A 1 per cent increase in…
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Teacher pleads guilty to historic sex assault
A FORMER tertiary teacher in the Swan Hill region has avoided jail for indecently assaulting an intellectually disabled child almost 20 years ago. John Hopkins,…
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Thief’s $4000 raid
A SWAN Hill business owner says he will reconsider future donations to charity after his store became the latest to be targeted by thieves. On…
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