Archive for July, 2016
Violent car chase driver accepts he needs rehab
Prison time and drug rehabilitation stretch ahead of an offender who ended a high speed dash across Christchurch with a struggle involving five police officers.
Shooting victim now faces arrest warrant
A man shot in the thigh in a mysterious incident in Christchurch last week has now had an arrest warrant signalled after he failed to turn up at court on his own firearm charges.
Accused music room burglary pair stay in custody
Major keys will be assuming a new meaning for the next couple of weeks for two men accused of burgling Addington Primary School’s music room early today.
Professional man faces more indecency charges
Two more indecency charges have been laid against a Christchurch professional man who denied three similar charges at a court appearance last month.
Pub armed robber jailed
Pub armed robber Anthony Reihana has been jailed for seven years six months.
$500 payment ordered for terrified road-rage victim
A 46-year-old man must pay $500 to the woman he terrified in a road-rage incident that covered 17km of roads across North Canterbury.
Deported offender made arson threat
A New Zealand sex offender sent back from Australia after serving jail time has been fined for threatening to burn down the Probation Service’s Christchurch offices.
Machete involved in violent domestic incident
After threatening his partner with a machete, a 28-year-old man clubbed himself with the handle of the weapon and then stabbed himself in the chest with a small kitchen knife.
Jail for teen who caused major South Shore fire
The Fire Service will get nothing back from 18-year-old Jayvan James Simms for the $40,240 it spent putting out the sand dunes fire he caused at South Shore.
Charges over Avon River crash
Bail has been refused for a 27-year-old man charged over a March incident in which a car was allegedly rammed and flipped upside down into the Avon River.
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