Archive for August, 2014
Man has spent years living in car
A 57-year-old man has spent three to four years living in his car, apparently often parking up in shopping mall carparks overnight.
February date set for murder trial
February 9 has been set for the trial of Timothy Joseph Foley on a charge of murdering a woman at a Linwood house in June 2012.
Defence says fatal crash driver wasn’t drunk
The jury deciding on the verdicts in a Darfield man’s fatal crash trial was told by his defence counsel that it could not be sure how much he had been drinking at a party beforehand.
Vehicles stolen near Christchurch Airport
Christchurch Police are warning motorists to be vigilant when parking vehicles on public roads surrounding Christchurch International Airport.
Jury hears discussion about intoxication symptoms
People showing signs of intoxication would probably be at or over the legal limit for drink-driving, an expert witness has told the jury in fatal crash trial.
Return of a difficult customer
Homeless, erratic, and an opportunist thief, Wade Clinton Jeffs has continued his reputation as a difficult customer.
Expert assesses fatal crash scene
Motion of the four-wheel-drive vehicle involved in a fatal crash near West Melton were typical of a vehicle that has entered a corner too fast, an expert witness told the trial of Cody Marcus John Pierce.
Home detention for assault on ex-All Black
A 25-year-old has acknowledged that his street assault on ex-All Black Justin Marshall in Queenstown was “disgraceful, idiotic” behaviour.
Drug ‘mule’ jailed for more than 7 years
A South African woman has been jailed for seven years ten months for her role as a drug mule smuggling $1 million of heroin into New Zealand.
Weapons used in burglary, police allege
Police allege an Avonside man used a car bicycle rack and a blender as weapons during an armed burglary at a Wainoni house.
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