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Bash teen faces Bendigo court
4:00 AM | A teenager was found by police stripped to his underwear and hiding under a car after drunkenly bashing in his neighbour’s door with a tomahawk, a court has heard.
4:00 AM | Police time is being taken up with apprehending mentally ill people who usually need medical rather than judicial intervention, a new study shows.
Man charged after Echuca shooting
24 May 12 | A 21-YEAR-OLD man will face court today after allegedly shooting at a man at woman in Echuca yesterday afternoon.
24 May 12 | YESTERDAY’S suspended jail sentence handed to Rohan Harrison is a timely reminder to footballers that the days of “what happens on the field stays on the field” are long gone, according to Central Victorian Football chief executive officer Steven Oliver.   | CommentsComments (1) | Bendigo football player sentenced
24 May 12 | A Long Gully man who continued to abuse his neighbour despite intervention orders and a suspended jail sentence, has blamed his dog for his most recent outburst.
Bendigo football player sentenced
24 May 12 | A Kangaroo Flat school teacher who knocked out his opponent in a masters football match, fracturing his cheekbone and eye socket, has been sentenced to nine months’ jail wholly suspended.   | CommentsComments (7) | Central Victorian football ...
23 May 12 | An accused methamphetamine dealer has avoided jail after telling the court he had turned his life around since suffering from a serious addiction to the drug last year.   | CommentsComments (2)
Bendigo Police issue ice warning
23 May 12 | METHAMPHETAMINE – a highly addictive stimulant commonly known as ice – is becoming a growing problem in Bendigo, local police say.   | Arrest a ‘wake-up call’ for ...
21 May 12 | A Heathcote Junction man who illegally kept reptiles and failed to provide them with enough water has been sentenced to 14 days’ jail, suspended for six months.
Detention for violent teen
21 May 12 | A TEENAGER involved in a series of violent incidents, including stabbing someone with a bottle and bashing another victim unconscious, has been sentenced to three months’ youth detention.   | CommentsComments (5)
Blitz targets unlicensed, suspended drivers
17 May 12 | Police officers from Melbourne’s operations response unit descended on Bendigo today for a traffic blitz.   | CommentsComments (5)
Stepson hit with belt
17 May 12 | A central Victorian man has escaped court without conviction after pleading guilty to repeatedly hitting his disabled stepson with a belt.
Acquittal in Kerang murder case
16 May 12 | A KERANG man has been acquitted of the murder of his daughter’s partner, with a Supreme Court jury accepting his plea of self-defence.
Pig refuses to stay penned at Eganstown
16 May 12 | A PIG called Sunday caused havoc on the Midland Highway near Eganstown on May 11 when it refused to stay penned, escaping twice.
Teen jailed over weapon, drug offences
15 May 12 | A TEENAGER has been jailed after pleading guilty to a string of offences, including making a pen pistol, cultivating 27 cannabis seedlings and punching a man through his car window.  | CommentsComments (3)
Bendigo police warn drivers after fourth car impounded
15 May 12 | BENDIGO police are pleading with motorists to think about the consequences of their actions after four cars were impounded at the weekend.   | CommentsComments (9) | Bendigo police take aim at drivers
Man tried to steal motorbike after car broke down: court
14 May 12 | A MAN whose car had broken down then decided to try and steal a motorbike from a nearby property in order to get home, a court has heard.
Bendigo police take aim at drivers
14 May 12 | THREE male drivers have been forced to become passengers after police impounded their vehicles.
Detectives investigate two Bendigo burglaries
13 May 12 | POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after two homes were burgled in Bendigo this week.
Bendigo woman jailed for caravan park theft
12 May 12 | BENDIGO woman Suzanne Harvey has been sentenced to two years’ prison, after stealing $55,000 from a safe at Lakeshore Caravan Park.   | CommentsComments (1)
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