Archive for March, 2014
Father-of-two admits drugs charges
A Christchurch father-of-two has been told not to have “unrealistic expectations” about a possible home detention sentence after pleading guilty to 16 charges arising from the police’s Operation Nebraska nationwide investigation.
Bail granted on cocaine charge
Bail has been granted under strict conditions to a Brazilian man arrested in Christchurch and charged with possession of cocaine for supply.
Guilty plea to tavern armed robbery
A 24-year-old man has admitted the armed hold-up of the Coasters Tavern in Redwood on January 26.
Traffic ‘chicken’ held in custody
A man who got drunk and played “chicken” in the traffic has ended up in custody for his own safety.
4-year 3-month jail term for $1.1m theft
Investigators can find little trace of $1,142,280 embezzled from her employers by a Christchurch woman with a gambling addiction.
Woman carried out robbery to prevent suicide
Deeply troubled and hearing voices, a 27-year-old Christchurch woman decided her best option to keep herself safe was to get locked up for a dairy robbery.
Six-year jail term for wife’s ‘moment of madness’
Lucille Sarah Scollay has been jailed for six years for manslaughter for stabbing her husband to death in a “moment of madness” when their 20-year marriage reached breaking point. [Full Report]
Vet nurse admits false drugs order
A woman who ordered three types of controlled drugs from a pharmaceutical supplier after resigning her job as a veterinary nurse has been put on supervision to deal with her drug dependency.
High-risk driver goes straight to jail
A high-risk driving offender has gone straight into custody after admitting a dangerous run from the police.
EQC money went to family in India
Money from a Christchurch woman’s four false EQC claims, totalling $37,487, has passed out of reach to her family in India.
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