Author Archive: David Clarkson
Public intervened after walkway driving incident
Members of the public intervened after a car was driven along the Esplanade walkway at Sumner.
EQC supervisors felt ‘duped’ by dishonest staffer
EQC supervisors say they felt manipulated and duped by staff member Epenesa Valavala who had a veneer of respectability while she was misusing the Commission’s cars, phone, and fuel cards.
Long ‘stretch’ ahead for second strike offender
A Christchurch man faces nearly four years in jail – with no chance of early release – after committing his second strike offence in which he ran over a woman he knew in an incident of jealous rage.
Thief wanted to reassure his victims
A man has expressed his disappointment at not getting the chance to meet his victims to tell them face to face that they have nothing to fear from him.
Arrest was a question of survival
A chronic alcohol offender says he got himself arrested because if was the only way he could see to stay alive.
Arrest warrant issued on incest charge
The story of Christchurch siblings who have faced incest charges this year has taken a new twist with the brother failing to turn up for his sentencing and now facing arrest.
Bail granted to ram-raid accused
Police did not oppose bail for a 24-year-old man charged with burglaries – one of them described as a ram-raid – at Hororata and West Melton, who appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.
Custody remand after AOS raid
A man arrested in an Armed Offenders Squad raid on a Lyttelton property yesterday was remanded in custody at a brief Christchurch District Court appearance.
Tourist driver likely fell asleep before fatal crash
Tiredness after a night flight from Melbourne and a long drive to South Canterbury led to a tourist falling asleep at the wheel and causing an accident in which his mother was killed.
Jail for ‘Grand Theft Auto’ incident
A 20-year-old whose meth-fuelled driving was said to be straight out of the Grand Theft Auto computer game has been jailed nine months.
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