Charges after series of incidents in Mildura

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a series of offences in the Mildura area over the past week.

The 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old Mildura woman were arrested in Red Cliffs without incident about 1.30pm this afternoon.

They were located in the backyard of a residential address on Buloke Street after several members of the public called triple zero (000).

The arrests follow a series of incidents in the Mildura area dating back to Thursday, 28 May which are being investigated by detectives from the Armed Crime Squad.

This includes an alleged armed robbery and non-fatal shooting on Hawthorne Grove in Mildura on 28 May, an assault at a business on Indi Avenue in Red Cliffs on 2 June, and a cross-border pursuit which ended in the Trentham Cliffs area this morning.

Over the past week, significant searches of the area have taken place involving detectives from the Armed Crime Squad and Mildura Crime Investigation Unit, local Mildura police, the Special Operations Group with support from NSW Police.

The 28-year-old Cardross man has been charged with multiple offences including aggravated burglary, reckless conduct endangering life, home invasion, prohibited person possess firearm and theft of motor vehicle.

He has been remanded to appear at Mildura Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

The Mildura woman was released without charge.

A third person, a 28-year-old Mildura man arrested last night in relation to the assault in Red Cliffs, remains in hospital under police guard.

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