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4:00 AM | Methamphetamine – a highly addictive stimulant commonly known as ice – is becoming a growing problem in Bendigo, local police say.
4:00 AM | 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.
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)
12 May 12 | A Bendigo woman drank two bottles of sherry and took a hit of speed before jumping behind the wheel of a car and running several cars off the road, a court has heard.   | CommentsComments (6)
Sebastopol woman's $2.60 bacon brawl
10 May 12 | A SEBASTOPOL woman was fined $1000 after she “viciously” assaulted a supermarket staff member who was trying to stop her from stealing $2.60 worth of bacon, a court has heard.   | CommentsComments (18)
Delacombe teens on armed hold-up charges
10 May 12 | TWO Delacombe teenagers have been charged over an alleged armed hold-up with a knife outside Central Square yesterday afternoon.
Biggest road blitz ever seen in Ballarat
09 May 12 | ENTIRE neighbourhoods were locked down in Ballarat yesterday as part of the biggest police road blitz ever seen in the city.   | CommentsComments (14) | Number plates targeted in high ...Ballarat police shortage fixed, ... | GALLERY: Ballarat police number plate blitz
Trio to face Bendigo gang-rape trial
09 May 12 | THREE men will stand trial in the Bendigo County Court on November 19, facing allegations of gang-raping a 21-year-old Bendigo mother.
I saw him raping my sister, man tells Bendigo court
09 May 12 | A MAN has told Bendigo Magistrates Court how he walked into his kitchen to find his sister being raped by a family friend.
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