Archive for January, 2016
Burglar caught on Facebook
A man was recognised after CCTV footage of him stealing two charity donation boxes from a St Albans café was posted on Facebook.
Custody remand on robbery, car chase charges
Two men facing robbery charges have been remanded in custody after their arrests at the end of a car chase brought to a stop with road spikes in Beckenham yesterday.
Road-rage charges at court
A Hornby man was remanded on bail to get legal advice on charges relating to an alleged road-rage incident in Riccarton Road last week.
Assault charge over casino incident
A Linwood man has denied a charge of assaulting a woman outside the Christchurch Casino in an incident early on New Year’s Day.
Pressure exerted for prison smuggling
A Christchurch mother was pressured to try to smuggle drugs and tobacco into Christchurch Men’s Prison so that “nothing would happen” to an inmate at the jail.
Prisoner told to stop behaving like a ‘spoiled brat’
A tattooed prisoner with a gang background has been told by a judge to stop behaving “like a spoiled brat”.
Pair charged with receiving gear from burglary
Two people charged with receiving property stolen in the burglary of a Phillipstown outdoor firm have been granted registrar’s remands without plea at the Christchurch District Court.
Fraud over quake grants admitted
Some families missed out on Red Cross donations after the Christchurch earthquakes because Donna Marie Nicola Paish had already used their names and addresses to claim hardship grants.
‘Grow up’ message from judge in civil case
A civil action has been settled after people involved were given a “grow up” message by the judge when he had heard about two hours of evidence.
Online abuse arrest
A Christchurch man has been arrested and charged with posting an abusive Facebook message.
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