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Christmas decorations damaged

Christmas decorations were damaged in Monash Avenue, Nyah West between December 7 and 8. Police are looking at CCTV footage.


Cannabis caution issued

A male has been issued a Cannabis Caution after presenting a small bag of cannabis from under his pants to police. The man was driving in Clearly Dr, Robinvale on December 9.


Search warrant executed

Police executed a search warrant at a Carrington Street address on December 7, where they located knuckle dusters and a small amount of cannabis. A male occupant was arrested, interviewed and bailed.


Parcel missing

A victim had a parcel go missing after it was delivered by Australia Post on December 7. The parcel is believed to have been stolen.


Boarded-up window, money stolen

A male has stolen a small amount of money from a business on December 4, just before 7am. The male entered the businesses through a boarded-up window.


Premises banning notice and assault

A female offender entered a licensed premises in Swan Hill, while having a Banning Notice at the premises on December 9. A security worker attempted to converse with the offender, asking her to leave due to the notice. The offender than became aggressive and assaulted the staff member. The offender was racially abusive towards other security workers.


Bank card stolen and used

A shopper had their bank card used 30 minutes after losing his wallet in a supermarket, around 10am on December 8. After returning to look for the wallet, he found it was missing/stolen.


Drug warrant executed

Police executed a drug warrant at an address in Donnington Street. A small quantity of methamphetamine was located, and a male occupant was arrested.


Extra highway patrol

Highway Patrol conducted an extra TAC shift on Saturday evening, which resulted in a drink driver being detected, as well as the issuing of three defect notices and two speeding notices.

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