Author Archive: David Clarkson
No convictions for French visitor
Frenchman Costa Le Coubet has only good things to say about his time in New Zealand – in spite of a night in jail and a prosecution for theft.
Son blamed for BZP offences
A 61-year-old Christchurch man has blamed his son – who has already served a jail term for drug dealing – for the party pills police found in a series of raids that ended their Operation Nebraska investigation in 2013.
Cash was from valuable arts sales, trial told
Artworks by Picasso and Salvador Dali will be cited by drug deal accused Hugh James Robinson as the source of some of the cash deposits the police have described as suspicious at his Christchurch District Court trial.
‘Cowardly’ street attack admitted
The victim of a car-park attack was punched and badly injured when he had his hands up indicating he didn’t want to fight, the police say.
Sisters jailed for scamming elderly victims
Two sisters have been jailed for their part in a crime ring that scammed elderly and vulnerable victims out of their bank cards and $240,000.
Police analyst describes cash ‘from unknown sources’
The police say cash deposits totalling $260,695 into the bank accounts of Hugh James Robinson’s health food and supplements business were from unknown sources and not from shop sales.
Brave dairy employee tackled robbers
A 21-year-old Aranui man admits he was the disguised, hammer-wielding robber who was bravely tackled by dairy employee Ruchik Patel in Breezes Road.
Couple jailed for ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of stolen goods
Police found a virtual Aladdin’s cave when they searched a Burwood house where two offenders lived. It had been furnished and equipped with $69,340 of stolen gear.
Teen denies armed incident at dairy
A teenager accused of the armed burglary of the Campus Corner Dairy in Upper Riccarton has pleaded not guilty.
Gun-wielding armed robber jailed
An offender deported from Australia for assault has now been jailed for seven years four months for the gunpoint $6000 robbery of a woman bar manager in Hornby.
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