Archive for August, 2015
Third rural school burglary alleged
A Rangiora man has been charged with a third burglary of a rural Canterbury school.
Bail hearings after car chase arrests
Bail was refused for one of two drivers arrested after alleged car chases with police in the city’s northern suburbs on Monday.
Police pursuit charges admitted
A 21-year-old has been remanded in custody for sentence after admitting being the driver in a police pursuit that was ended with road spikes and a crash into a patrol car.
Woodend arson alleged
Arson and burglary charges have been laid against a Christchurch man who already faces an allegation of assaulting the householder with an iron bar on the same day.
Gang kidnap allegations heading for trial
One of ten men charged with kidnapping and assaulting a rival gang member has pleaded not guilty in the Christchurch District Court today and the case is heading for a jury trial.
Psych assessment for man who claims to be God
A man arrested in a strange incident at the weekend has been remanded for a psychiatric assessment after announcing in court that he was God.
Home invasion robbery alleged
An aggravated robbery charge has been laid against a 21-year-old Kaiapoi man over an alleged home invasion incident in which a man was injured at Oxford in June.
Cat was burned and filmed, court told
A 27-year-old West Coast man has admitted filming while a cat was set alight and killed.
$8000 fines for cockle poachers
Fines totalling $8000 have been imposed and two cars have been seized for what may be New Zealand’s biggest haul of illegally taken cockles.
No conviction over boiling oil assault
An discharge without conviction will be granted to a woman who admitted throwing boiling cooking oil over her partner, as long as she makes a donation to the Women’s Refuge.
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