Archive for April, 2016
Insanity finding after strange incident
A man arrested after he tried to hit a police dog, poke its eyes, and break its legs, has been found not guilty of four charges on grounds of insanity.
Prison murder trial delayed to June
The High Court trial of three men charged with the prison-cell murder of Benton Marni Parata has been delayed for seven weeks.
Bike thief cops the wrong judge
A 26-year-old man was unlucky that a no-nonsense visiting judge in the Christchurch District Court knew him well from the court in New Plymouth.
Three deny armed robbery charges
Three people charged with aggravated robbery after an alleged armed home invasion at Springston last month have denied the charge.
59 dishonesty charges denied
A 50-year-old Redwood man denies 59 charges of obtaining money by deception from an 82-year-old pensioner who allegedly provided him with “cash loans” totalling $90,790.
Man set fire to drilling rig
A 25-year-old man’s Akaroa arson that destroyed a $350,000 drilling machine was meant to be a money-making scheme.
West Coast man photographed his cannabis harvest
A West Coast man has agreed to hand over part of his property next to the Buller River, as well as his jetboat, trailer, and Harley-Davidson motorcycle after cannabis convictions.
No detective work required
Dogged legwork by a crack team of detectives was not needed to solve The Case of the Bare-Faced Fraudster.
Bail refused for youth facing murder charge
An application for release on electronically monitored bail has been refused for a 17-year-old youth charged with the murder of an 87-year-old man in Upper Riccarton last August.
Road-rage incident drivers may meet
A driver involved in an ugly road-rage incident in Riccarton may offer an apology at a restorative justice meeting.
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