Oliver Jacques

1 week ago | regionriverina.com.au | Oliver Jacques

The man at the centre of the infamous 17-hour Travers Street police siege in October 2022 will remain behind bars until at least early 2026, after being sentenced for multiple offences. Marcus Collins, 31, pled guilty to four charges: breaking and entering and committing a serious indictable offence; stealing a firearm; using an offensive weapon to avoid apprehension; and possessing a shortened firearm.

1 week ago | regionriverina.com.au | Oliver Jacques

Griffith Police have urged residents to keep their vehicles locked and not to keep valuables or garage door remotes in their cars, after a spate of break-ins last week. At about 6:30 pm on Tuesday (8 April) and the following night between 10:30 pm on Wednesday and 6 am on Thursday, a large number of residences and vehicles were broken into in Driver, Collina and Willandra Gardens estate, and the vicinity of Sidlow Road.

1 week ago | regionriverina.com.au | Oliver Jacques

Owen Motor Group has sold one of its businesses, Griffith City Volkswagen, to its employees Damian and Sarah Taranto, who take ownership of the brand after a year-long process. Damian, 35, and Sarah, 34, are among 10 staff who have met and married while working at the company known around town as ‘’Love Island’’. “Damian and I are really still newlyweds, so some might think it’s premature to go into a business partnership,” Sarah said.

1 week ago | regionriverina.com.au | Oliver Jacques

Minor political party One Nation’s candidate for Farrer says she wants to stop immigration from extremist Muslim countries and has pledged to address cost of living pressures for ordinary Australians. Emma Hicks, a 56-year-old remedial massage therapist from Springdale Heights in Albury, will represent the party formed by firebrand Queensland politician Pauline Hanson at the upcoming federal election. Like her leader, Ms Hicks sees immigration as a key issue.

1 week ago | regionriverina.com.au | Oliver Jacques

A man has been arrested in Griffith after a dramatic police chase in which a car seen driving on the wrong side of the road was later found after crashing into a tree. Witnesses have told Region that the chase was “like in the movies” and that bystanders were lucky not to have been seriously injured. Detective Sergeant Colleen Hayden said it occurred on Saturday (12 April), when police observed a 28-year-old male in Marcus street, Griffith, driving a green Holden Commodore sedan.