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Vandals strike

OFFENDERS have damaged a trailer parked between Pethard Road and the Murray Valley Highway, Robinvale-Sea Lake Road near Robinvale between 6pm Monday, April 11 and 10am the following day.

Pre-dawn raid

OFFENDERS have entered a building and stolen items from an office and an unregistered Honda quad bike from a rural location at Happy Valley Landing between 2am and 3am on Saturday April 16.

Shoplifting arrest

A WOMAN allegedly left a Swan Hill store without paying for an item at 2.30pm on Thursday, April 14. The 32-year-old was arrested some distance away and taken back to Swan Hill Police Station for an interview. She was charged and bailed to attend court at a later date.

Chainsaw theft

AN offender has visited a Beveridge Street address in Swan Hill and stolen a Stihl chainsaw and a large quantity of gold coins between 7pm on Monday April 4 and 10pm on Saturday, April 16.

Wallet stolen

A GREEN shopping bag containing a wallet was stolen from a home on Milloo Street, Swan Hill between 2pm and 5pm on Monday, April 11.

Drugs, cash seized

POLICE spoke to a 36-year-old man on McCallum Street, Swan Hill on Tuesday, April 12, before he attempted to flee from them, discarding various items. He was apprehended and those items were retrieved. A quantity of cannabis, methamphetamine and cash was located. The man was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and cannabis, and dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime. He was bailed to attend court at a later date.

Meth arrest

POLICE intercepted a vehicle in Domaille Crescent, Swan Hill in the early hours of Wednesday April 13. All occupants of the vehicle were searched and a 37-year-old woman was found in possession of what is alleged to be methamphetamine. She was arrested, charged with trafficking and bailed to attend court at a later date.

Cannabis found

A 24-year-old man was arrested at a residential address in Swan Hill after police executed a search warrant and found a quantity of cannabis on Friday April 15. The man has been charged with cultivating a narcotic plant, trafficking cannabis and other associated offences. He has been bailed to attend court at a later date.

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