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Duo arrested in north-west Victoria after cross-border pursuit
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Police have arrested a 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman they say were involved in a robbery, shooting and assault before a cross-border pursuit near Mildura. The pair, both from Mildura, were detained in Trentham Cliffs, New South Wales, about 15km east of Mildura. They were arrested without incident about 1:30pm today at Buloke Street, Red Cliffs, after members of the public called Triple Zero (000).
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman they say were involved in a robbery, shooting and assault before a cross-border pursuit near Mildura.
The pair, both from Mildura, were detained in Trentham Cliffs, New South Wales, about 15km east of Mildura.
They were arrested without incident about 1:30pm today at Buloke Street, Red Cliffs, after members of the public called Triple Zero (000).
Police allege the man may have been involved in a series of recent armed crimes in the Mildura area.
One of these was an armed robbery and non-fatal shooting at a Hawthorn Grove home in Mildura on Thursday.
The other was an alleged assault at a business on Indi Avenue at Red Cliffs on Tuesday.
Another 28-year-old man was arrested in relation to the Red Cliffs assault and is under police guard in hospital.
The Special Operations Group and the Armed Crime Squad had been in Mildura for several days to help search for those allegedly involved in the incidents.