Burglar raided schools to feed ice habit
He was on bail when he and a fellow felon tried to burgle two primary schools. But their inept attempts failed when alarms went off, and they were caught red-handed.
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Drugged-out hoon broke friend’s back in crash
He was out on bail after evading police on a high-speed Mornington Peninsula chase. But then an ice addict yet again got behind the wheel while high, and broke his friend’s back in a horror Rosebud smash.
Drug driver shot up before crashing car
He’s had a long-term addiction to heroin, and crashed into a parked car moments after shooting up. His lawyer said the newly-married Springvale father was now clean, but the magistrate wasn’t convinced.
Bank worker blames drug-driving on job stress
A bank worker nabbed driving in Aspendale Gardens while high on meth said he used the drug to offset “work stresses at the time”. But a magistrate wasn’t convinced he was off the gear.
Jail cell fight over stolen cushion
A career criminal locked in a Melbourne police cell while awaiting court over a bizarre 11-month crime spree didn’t help his cause when he punched a fellow inmate who pinched his cushion.
Mum’s jail sentence after fifth drink-driving charge
A sozzled Seaford mum caught drink-driving for the fifth time has been given three months behind bars, with a gasp heard from the courtroom as the sentence was read out. But she still walked free from court after immediately appealing the sentence.
Undies find after driver’s wild wrong-way Springvale Rd crash
A motorist has raced up the wrong side of a busy road, weaving in and out of traffic before smashing head-on into another car in Melbourne’s southeast and trying to flee. Then police found something in his jocks that landed him in more strife.
Uncle’s ‘bullying’ assault on niece who refused dinner
A Carrum Downs man was so angry his niece wouldn’t eat his “lovely” home-cooked meal of flathead tails that he pulled her out of bed and grabbed her by the jaw. But despite the “dominating and assertive” attack, there was a reason he was spared jail.
Son loses plot with elderly parents in desperate bid for TV remote
A 45-year-old man grabbed and abused his mum and brandished a steak knife in failed attempts to get hold of the remote in their Narre Warren lounge room, a court has heard.
’Henpecked’ killer’s verbal tirade at community worker
Anthony Sherna killed his defacto, snapping after years of abuse. Ten years later he got out of jail on parole but, just weeks later, he lost the plot, threatening a community worker over painting equipment at a boat building workshop.
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