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Charges come in three’s
By Caitlin Bewley
(2nd Yr Swinburne Uni)
Financial hardship was the reason for a Daylesford man fronting the Bacchus Marsh Magistrate’s court to face an offence...
Station cops new device
By Jessica Howard
Bacchus Marsh Police are now equipped with tasers.
The first officers armed with the Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) took to the streets last...
Jail for assault, alcohol and accidents
By Jessica Howard
A Ballan woman who wrote off a Mercedes Benz before punching a police officer in the face will spend the next six-weeks...
Jail for supermarket thief
By Caitlin Bewley
(2nd Yr Swinburne Uni)
Over one thousand dollars-worth of goods stolen from various grocery stores saw a man appear in the Bacchus Marsh...
VANDALS destroy 100-year old trees
Five magnificent trees, some more than 100-years-old, have been illegally cut down in an act of vandalism at Lerderderg State Park.
Parks Victoria is working...
Ignoring opportunity angers Magistrate
By Caitlin Bewley
(1st Yr Swinburne Uni)
A repeat offender has not amused the Magistrate in the Bacchus Marsh court.
The third-time appearance for Christopher Stewart was...
Loss of license won’t impress the boss
By Caitlin Bewley
(2nd Yr Swinburne Uni)
Drugs, driving and a pedestrian crossing weren’t a good mix for a 54-year-old man facing charges before Magistrate Steven...
Missing man’s thongs found in accused killer’s workshop
By Jessica Howard
The only pair of shoes known to be worn by Keith Foggin were found in the workshop of his accused killer in...
Deadly drink-driver nearly four times over legal limit
By Jessica Howard
The driver accused of killing 22-year-old Gisborne man Hayden Kloppers was nearly four times over the legal blood alcohol limit, a...
Highway Patrol to police from inside vehicle
Victoria Police will be able to keep a closer watch on dangerous drivers, with new road safety technology rolling out across Victoria Police’s highway...
