Author Archive: David Clarkson
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.
Judge sees incident as ‘domestic terrorism’
A Christchurch man has been jailed for two years ten months for an incident the judge described as “domestic terrorism”.
Police on notice over alleged scammer prosecution
Police have been put on notice to make faster progress in their prosecution of one of the people charged over a series of bank card scams involving elderly victims.
Drink-driver hits the big time
A determined drink-driver did not bother applying for bail after crashing in Brougham Street with a stratospheric alcohol level of 1623mcg.
Rape of girls alleged
A Christchurch man facing three rape charges has been granted a remand on bail with interim name suppression at the Christchurch District Court.
Further deception charge laid against Kim Barwell
A charge of deceiving a woman out of $220 has been laid against a Christchurch man already facing 65 dishonesty charges.
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