Police and Courts
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Drug syndicate members jailed
KEY members of a Melbourne-based syndicate that trafficked drugs into Swan Hill have been jailed. The County Court of Victoria heard the syndicate moved a…
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Search for gran delays ‘avoidable’
THERE were missed opportunities and “avoidable delays” in finding South Australian grandmother Colleen South in the Mallee, a Victorian Coroner has heard. Ms South, then…
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Missed opportunities in initial investigation
THERE were “avoidable delays” around the initial deployment of police resources and specialist support in finding Ms South, Victoria Police conceded Victoria Police conducted an…
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Police beat
Unprovoked assault POLICE are investigating a callous assault on a shopper in Swan Hill earlier this month. The victim attempted to enter his vehicle when…
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Jail avoided: Grooming messages to boy, 15
A SEX fiend who groomed a teenage boy online has avoided jail. Piangil man Andrew Gibson, 34, pleaded guilty in the County Court last month…
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Supermarket raid fails
POLICE are hunting a masked bandit who tried to smash his way into a Swan Hill supermarket on February 25. The bandit threw a pickaxe…
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One dead, three injured in fatal crash
ONE person is dead and three others have been injured in a crash in Jeffcott North early Saturday. Emergency services were called to Donald-Swan Hill…
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Shotgun stolen
A FIREARM was stolen from a vehicle parked at a campsite in Wemen on February 23. The owner had gone for an early morning walk…
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Police call for country recruits
VICTORIA Police is on the lookout for new recruits in regional areas after concerns of statewide staffing shortages. Assistant Commissioner Mick Grainger hopes that more…
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190km/h on city street
SWAN Hill Highway Patrol are looking for witnesses to a motorcyclist seen riding at recklessly high speeds around Swan Hill. Police are investigating a young…
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