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Police & Courts
Police & Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region. Deliberate fire, vehicle stolen, lock it up. POLICE are investigating a deliberately lit fire in Kerang on May 24.

03 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Driver caught with “dangerously high” BAC

A KERANG woman has been slammed by local police and the state’s top road cop after she allegedly got behind the wheel despite being more than six times over the legal alcohol limit. Kerang police were notified about 9pm on May 20 of a blue Mazd...

27 May 2025
Police & Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region. Swall fire, diesel theft, Theft from motor vehicle.

27 May 2025
Police & Courts

Rampage appeal dismissed

A VIOLENT offender who rammed through a Kerang car dealer during a three-month rampage across regional Victoria in 2021 has had his appeal against sentence dismissed. Korey Caddy, 35, was granted leave to appeal against a sentence imposed in the...

14 May 2025
Police & Courts

Assault charge

A MAN accused of murdering a well-known Quambatook resident is facing additional violence-related charges. Brian Barnes, 67, appeared via video link from Thomas Embling Hospital with visible facial injuries, including a swollen nose and bruised eye...

06 May 2025
Police & Courts

Police Beat

Multiple vehicles, property items, and bikes were recently stolen across the region, with one man arrested on drug charges.

06 May 2025
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Police & Courts

Police Beat

CultivatePOLICE seized a cannabis plant growing at a Leitchville address. Officers executed a warrant on April 16, finding the large plant growing in the read yard and cannabis in the home. A 54-year-old male was spoken to and will be interviewed at...

30 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Police Beat

A VICTIM received a phone alert of someone at his address in Lake Boga while away from his home just after midnight on Sunday, April 13. He returned home and located a male at the address. The male was arrested and interviewed. He was...

23 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region. Criminal damage, burglary, drug and weapon possessions, burglary, theft of motor vehicle. Offenders attempted to steal a white 2008 Ford Ranger from an address in Boundary Street between 10.30pm, April 2 and 3pm, April 3.

16 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Less crime reported for region

CRIME in the Gannawarra local government area has bucked the statewide trend and dropped compared to the previous year. According to Crime Statistics Agency, Gannawarra’s crime rate decreased by 15.9 per cent for the year ending December 2024. There...

09 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Police Beat 04-04

Crime from around the region: Arson, Possess drug, Criminal damage, Vehicle theft, Arson, Assault. Someone has entered the ambulant toilet on Monash Drive, Nyah West and set fire to toilet paper between 6pm on Friday, March 28 and 12pm the following day. The structure itself was not damaged.

09 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region: Theft of motor vehicle, theft of motorcycle, drug possession, property theft, arson, theft from motor vehicle, theft

31 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Police Beat

Crime from around the region. Swan Hill - Tresspass, Burglary. Buloke - Attempted theft of a trailer. THE victim was woken by noises in her Belah Mews home and got up to find someone standing inside the front door just before 1am on Sunday March 16.

24 Mar 2025
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