Archive for December, 2014
Man admits obstruction over Linwood incident
A youth says he obtructed police from entering a house in Carnarvon Street, Linwood, where a child’s birthday party was turning violent because they had not been invited onto the property.
Thief wanted to reassure his victims
A man has expressed his disappointment at not getting the chance to meet his victims to tell them face to face that they have nothing to fear from him.
Arrest was a question of survival
A chronic alcohol offender says he got himself arrested because if was the only way he could see to stay alive.
Arrest warrant issued on incest charge
The story of Christchurch siblings who have faced incest charges this year has taken a new twist with the brother failing to turn up for his sentencing and now facing arrest.
Bail granted to ram-raid accused
Police did not oppose bail for a 24-year-old man charged with burglaries – one of them described as a ram-raid – at Hororata and West Melton, who appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.
Custody remand after AOS raid
A man arrested in an Armed Offenders Squad raid on a Lyttelton property yesterday was remanded in custody at a brief Christchurch District Court appearance.
Tourist driver likely fell asleep before fatal crash
Tiredness after a night flight from Melbourne and a long drive to South Canterbury led to a tourist falling asleep at the wheel and causing an accident in which his mother was killed.
Jail for ‘Grand Theft Auto’ incident
A 20-year-old whose meth-fuelled driving was said to be straight out of the Grand Theft Auto computer game has been jailed nine months.
Chronic drink-driver jailed again
Twelve-time drink-driver Warwick Bruce Couchman has been jailed for two years eight months after driving on Lincoln Road, Christchurch, when he was so drunk he fell over.
Bail refused for police bashing accused
The man arrested on assault charges after an incident at a six-year-old’s birthday party in Carnarvon Street in Linwood appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.
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