Archive for July, 2014
Rifle held at head in family dispute
A Reefton woman is fearful about the eventual release from custody of her husband, horse trainer Geoffrey Raymond Collis, who held a rifle to her temple in a domestic dispute four months ago.
Threats continued from inside prison
Being held in prison didn’t stop – or even slow down – Brent William Charlton’s campaign of threats against his ex-partner.
Prison officer admits smuggling charge
An experienced corrections officer has admitted he was paid up to $3000 to smuggle compressed blocks of tobacco into Christchurch Men’s Prison inside his underwear for an inmate.
Coleridge possums need to worry again
Lake Coleridge Village’s resident possum trapper will soon be back in action, keeping the high country settlement free of pests.
Police oppose bail over shotgun incident
Police opposed bail for three men charged over a shotgun incident in Rawhiti Domain, New Brighton, last night, and a Christchurch District Court judge has remanded two of them in custody.
Extracted fish and chip shop burglar admits charge
A teen burglar who got stuck inside an extraction vent may face a hefty bill for the damage he caused to the fish and chip shop.
Man urged to get himself free of drug ‘devil’
A Rangiora man with a longtime drug habit has been told he owes it to his children to free himself from the “devil” of drug abuse.
‘Sticky’ Glue slips away
Raconteur, actor, and a criminal lawyer Mervyn “Sticky” Glue was remembered with a special memorial court sitting where High Court and District Court judges lined up side by side.
Guilty pleas over domestic stabbing incident
A woman has indicated guilty pleas over an Edgeware stabbing incident which caused injuries to a man and the child he was holding at the time.
Crown to seek preventive detention for teen who admits rapes
The Crown will seek an open-ended prison term for an 18-year-old who has admitted two rapes.
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