Archive for December, 2014
Dairy owner worried about safety in NZ
A dairy owner who emigrated to New Zealand with his family is wondering about their safety after the second armed robbery of his Yaldhurst dairy.
Community not keen on ‘Doctor Greenthumb’
North Canterbury folks don’t want “Doctor Greenthumb” – the local cannabis dealer and receiver of their stolen property – back in their community.
‘Steal-to-order’ burglar jailed
A hi-viz burglar who had a virtual Aladdin’s cave of stolen property – some of it shrink-wrapped onto pallets ready for sale – has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Son of ‘Black Widow’ denies charges
The 23-year-old son of “The Black Widow” Helen Milner, denied two charges of possession of drug utensils, possession of a taser, and two assaults in the Christchurch District Court today.
‘Vigilante justice’ led to raid on house
A midnight raid on a Cheviot house was described as an episode of vigilante justice.
Defence counsel Simon Shamy told the judge at Ashley John Noonan’s sentencing: “There was going to be the removal of a firearm which he saw as being a threat to other members of the community, and things went wrong and got out of hand.”
Noonan, a gardener who also lives at Cheviot, broke into the house with two associates. The group thought the house was unoccupied but when they encountered the man and woman who were sleeping there, words were exchanged and the intruders fled. Damage was done to the house on the way in, and on the way out.
Christchurch District Court Judge Paul Kellar described the incident as “vigilante justice with alcohol and peers identified as the causes of the offending”.
It happened at 12.35am on July 20. Judge Kellar said it left the woman victim traumatised.
Noonan was originally charged with burglary while armed with a weapon – a grubber – but he pleaded guilty when the charge was reduced to burglary.
The judge that “by a narrow margin” he could grant home detention, and sentenced Noonan to a term of nine months, with a further six months of special release conditions to address the causes of the offending.
He also ordered Noonan to pay $700 for the damage to the house.
Home detention for beating, strangling
A 44-year-old man who beat his victim to the ground, continued the beating while the man was unconscious, and tried to strangle him, was granted a home detention sentence in the Christchurch District Court yesterday.
Armed robber gets seven year six month jail term
A seven-and-a-half year jail term was imposed on a 24-year-old man who carried out a gunpoint robbery of one Christchurch bar and tried to rob another in January.
Jail term imposed for brother-sister incest
The daughter of a brother and sister who met as adults and had a relationship was at the Christchurch Court House as her father was jailed for a year for incest.
Street robber used drugs since ’12 or 13′
A teenage street robber has cited a heavy drug use dating back to the age of 12 or 13 as the cause of his offending.
Precious metals seized from illegal steroids dealer
The Crown has grabbed cash and precious metals from illegal steriods dealer Phillip James Musson and the fate of his properties is still under discussion.
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