Grenade find near Myrtleford
A family was forced to call in the army during some spring cleaning in Victoria’s north-east.
Two hand grenades were found during a clean-out of a shed on a property at Carboor, near Myrtleford.
Army specialists found one of the grenades was safe enough to take back to their base but the other had to be detonated on the farm.
It is believed the grenades belonged to a family member who died 50 years ago. [ABC]
No Agenda: #145 – The WOCU Show
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Murder charges over Cobram death
Update 1: Homicide Detectives have charged 54-year-old Robert Boshevski of Cobram with one count of murder in relation to the death of a man Tuesday night.
Mr Boshevski appeared at Shepparton Magistrates Court Wednesday afternoon and has been remanded to appear at court again on a later date.
earlier:
Homicide detectives are treating as suspicious the stabbing death of a 36-year-old man at Cobram.
Police say the man died following an incident at a house in Warkil Street about 8.00 pm Tuesday. He came from the address.
Police have set-up a crime scene where the incident took place and forensic specialists will examine the scene.
Homicide detectives at Cobram police station are questioning a man, aged in his 50s, who is believed to have lived with the victim.
video: Leaking oil rig still ablaze
A fire at a leaking oil rig off the north-west coast of Australia continues to burn.
Update: PTTEP Australasia announced on Tuesday afternoon (Nov 3) the leaking well at its Montara oilfield had been plugged with heavy mud after leaking since August 21.
No Agenda: #144 – Hemorrhagic Flu Outbreak!
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Fatal – Ettamogah
73-year-old Wodonga man, Michael Sedgwick, has died after Thursday’s collision between his bicycle and a car, some 10km north of Albury.
About 9.10am the man was riding his bike with two other riders north along the Hume Freeway about 500 metres north of the Davey Road exit at Ettamogah when he collided with a car.
Police say, at this stage of inquiries into the accident, it appears that the cyclist may have been attempting to cross two lanes of the freeway prior to the collision.
The 73-year-old man was treated at the scene and taken to Albury Hospital suffering head and spinal injuries. He was airlifted to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital where he died about 5am Friday.
The male driver of the car was uninjured in the incident.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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Vic firearms and weapons amnesty ends soon
Victorian residents are being reminded that they have until the end of October to surrender any unwanted or illegal items under Police’s Firearms and Weapons Amnesty.
A range of firearms and weapons have been handed into police since the month-long amnesty started, including, five firearms and five edged weapons at Wodonga.
Inspector Gavan Dorian of the Licensing Services Division said police were pleased with the number of weapons already handed in and encouraged people to continue to take advantage of this opportunity.
The 2008 Victorian Firearms and Weapons Amnesty resulted in the surrender of 2428 firearms and assorted weapons across the state.
Wodonga Incident Control Centre gets vote of approval
Victorian Police and Emergency Services Minster Bob Cameron has inspected the Wodonga Incident Control Centre, located in the state-of-the-art LIRN Space and Project Factory at Wodonga TAFE.
“The approaching bushfire season will be the first in which Wodonga will have its own, dedicated Incident Control Centre,” Mr Cameron said.
“The centre is a major link in the state’s bushfire defences as we prepare for a bushfire season of unprecedented danger and will be vital in ensuring all residents of Wodonga and surrounding areas will have the best information and warnings should bushfire threaten the region. [... Victoria Govt]
North-east emergency services receive $3M
Emergency services in Victoria’s north east have received a $3 million State Government boost just days out from another potentially extreme fire season.
Police and Emergency Services Minister Bob Cameron officially opened the new $1.4 million Rutherglen Fire Station this week along with the new $830,000 Bonegilla Emergency Services Centre and the $780,000 Mitta Mitta Emergency Services Complex. [... Victoria Govt]
Judy Moran’s shoeless and shirty on the inside
A prison security crackdown has crime matriarch Judy Moran shoeless and shirty.
The woman accused of murdering her brother-in-law Desmond “Tuppence” Moran is angered at conditions in Victoria’s main women’s jail.
Mrs Moran said she had no shoes, not enough blankets and did not get her leukaemia medication until hours after it was due to be taken on Saturday.
A former veteran police detective said he felt no sympathy for Mrs Moran, a woman known for her love of the good life.
“At the end of the day, there’s no designer cells,” he added. [The Daily Telegraph]
Wangaratta police crack down on false I.D’s
Wangaratta Police, local hotel operators and Vic roads will over the next few months be focusing on underage individuals trying to gain entry to licensed premises with false or borrowed identification.
Police will prosecute those found guilty of identification related offences.
The following penalties apply:
- Underage persons attempting to gain entry using false identification risk, prosecution, convictions and penalty notices ranging from $58 to $234.
- Persons supplying documents to underage persons also risk penalty notices in excess of $234.
- Hotel owners/operators also risk fines in excess of $600 for allowing underage persons on licensed premises.
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Fatal Savernake
A single vehicle accident on the Riverina Highway on Sunday night, has a claimed the life of a 49-year-old male driver of a Ford Falcon utility.
About 8.30pm police and emergency services were called to the accident at about 5kms east of Savernake after reports of a single car crash.
Police say inquiries into the crash continue, however, it appears that a Falcon ute which was heading west, left the road before crashing into a tree and bursting into flames. A passing male motorist stopped at the crash scene and pulled the male driver- and only occupant, from the burning car.
The motorist attempted CPR on the driver before the arrival of emergency services, however, the man died at the scene.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Tobacco worth millions seized in Sydney
Tobacco worth millions of dollars has been seized from a factory in Sydney’s west, police say.
Detectives and customs officers found hundreds of boxes of shredded tobacco inside two shipping containers after raiding a factory in Cunningham Street, Moorebank, about 3pm (AEDT) on Saturday.
More than 15,000kg of tobacco was seized, which police said had a potential estimated street value of between $6.5 million and $7 million. [ AAP]
