Archive for July, 2014
North Canterbury man remanded on receiving, gun charges
A 34-year-old Balcairn man has been granted a registrar’s remand without plea on charges of receiving stolen property, possession of cannabis for supply, and unlawful possession of a shotgun.
Frosty family situation delays sentencing
Sentencing of a father and son convicted of receiving a stolen vehicle has had to be delayed because their mutual hostility means serving a community detention sentence at the same address is out of the question.
Legal highs wreck home detention sentence
A 22-year-old’s synthetic cannabis use has put him in prison, even after he was granted home detention for aggravated robbery.
Suspicious package presented at police station
Part of the Christchurch Central Police station was shut down for a time today after someone came to the public counter with a suspicious package. [Updated Report]
Horse danger hearing to take two days
Two days are being set aside for a hearing in Te Reo Maori for central city horseman Richard James Hayden who faces a charge of endangering safety.
Jail for ‘cowardly’ attack on partner
A Christchurch man has been jailed for 11 months for what a judge described as “a cowardly and vicious attack” on his partner, who is now expecting his child.
Sentencing for possession of improvised shotgun
A Kaiapoi man found with an improvised firearm and medical gear stolen from a midwife’s car has been given a sentence of community detention and intensive supervision.
Evidence ‘evaporates’ over alleged car incident
Evidence “evaporation” has led to the police dropping a charge alleging a man was run down with a car while he was on the run from police.
Woman badly injured in domestic assault
A woman is in hospital with serious injuries and a man has been remanded in custody on a charge of assaulting her.
Assault at gang address denied
A 49-year-old man is denying a charge of assaulting a woman who was found injured in the street after an alleged incident at a gang pad in Northcote.
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