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Monday, March 24, 2025

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Police & Courts
Police & Courts

Male ‘grabbed girl’ at skate park

A MAN has been questioned and released pending further enquiries following an alleged attempted child snatching in Cohuna. Swan Hill detectives spoke to a male on Friday as part of their investigation into the incident at Cohuna skate park, about 12...

18 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Police beat

GANNAWARRATrailer theft: Between 3pm Wednesday, February 26, and 7am the following day, a grey box trailer was stolen from a building site in Shadforth Street, Kerang. Attempted burglary: At about 2am on Wednesday, February 26, the victim was woken...

11 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Station scuffles cause for concern

REPORTS of assaults are becoming regular at Kerang train station, according to police. However, with no closed circuit television, lack of lighting and isolation, police are often hindered in their investigations. Acting Inspector Brian Hansen said...

04 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Police round-up

Crime from arond the region. Deception, theft and burglary. Over a 14 day period, the victim withdrew sizable amounts of cash from her bank and gave them to a person who contacted her purporting to be from her bank.

04 Mar 2025
News

Safety push to counter motorcyclist fatalities

VICTORIA Police says its focusing on motorcycle safety this month after a “concerning” number of rider deaths so far in 2025. Motorcyclists make up more than a quarter of this year’s fatalities, with 12 riders killed on Victorian roads to date...

27 Feb 2025
Business

Court awards damages over Cohuna Hotel Motel sale

A CHEF has been awarded more than $1.2 million in damages after he was sold the Cohuna Hotel Motel under the false proviso it was in excellent order. The NSW Supreme Court was told that in January 2015, Paul Gomes was enticed by the prospect of...

25 Feb 2025
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Police beat

Crime from around the region. Deception, Theft from motor vehicle, Vehicle theft, Burlgary. IN January the victim received a text from someone purporting to be her son, advising that they had lost their phone and requesting money. It was only after the transfer was made that the victim realised that they had been scammed. There has been some reporting around the “Hi Mum” scam. Police advice to speak to the person requesting funds before transferring any.

24 Feb 2025
Police and Courts

Man charged after shooting

A MAN has been charged after allegedly shooting another man in the chest at a rural property near Leitchville on Sunday. The 65-year-old Leitchville man was arrested after a 65-year-old Gunbower man was shot during a dispute outside a property near...

18 Feb 2025
Business

Hefty fine after farm workers death

A FARM tragedy played out its final scene in Mildura Magistrates’ Court, when labour hire business AH Vision Pty Ltd was sentenced ex parte after being found guilty of two charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company was fined...

20 Feb 2025
Police and Courts

Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale dies

AUSTRALIA’S worst paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale has died. The 90-year-old died on Tuesday in the medical unit of Port Phillip Prison, according to media reports. Ridsdale abused more than 70 children over three decades as a parish priest in...

19 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Rural shooting

A MAN has been arrested after a shooting at a rural property near Cohuna on Sunday. The 65-year-old Cohuna man was arrested after another 65-year-old man was shot during a dispute outside a property near Box Bridge, about 2.40pm on Sunday. The injured...

18 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Bail over tobacco shop fire refused

A MAN who allegedly firebombed a Cohuna tobacco shop has been refused bail by the Supreme Court. The third attempt at freedom by Justin Carthy, 37, from Hoppers Crossing, was rejected because of the “exceedingly serious” nature of the alleged...

18 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Police round-up

Police round-up: Gannawarra - Theft, collision, Damage, Livestock theft. POLICE are investigating the theft of a motor vehicle from Cohuna on Monday evening, February 3. The silver Holden Commodore sedan was reported stolen from a Livingstone Street address. It was later located after what appears to have been a rollover on the Murray Valley Highway, Gunbower. Passersby stopped and called police.

18 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region. Burglary - During the month of December, diesel was taken from a tractor parked at a property on Macorna South Road, Macorna. Vehicle theft...

11 Feb 2025
News

Surge in regional road fatalities

VICTORIA Police is warning motorists following a horror start to the year on the state’s roads, with a significant rise in road trauma in regional areas. There have been 38 lives lost in the first 37 days of the year – a 35 per cent increase on...

10 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Police round-up

Crime from around the region. CFA and police were called to a house fire in Koondrook in the early hours of Monday morning. The home was extensively damaged but the occupants were able to escape without injury.

04 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Accused faces court

BRIAN Barnes, 67, faced Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for a filing hearing after being charged with murdering Quambatook woman Merril Kelly. Mr Barnes was remanded in custody to reappear in court in April for a committal mention. His...

28 Jan 2025