Author Archive: David Clarkson
Mid Canterbury liquor purchase checks
Two licensed premises sold alcohol to under-age customers during a police controlled purchase operation on 11 liquor outlets in Mid Canterbury on Saturday August 31.
One red zone burglary accused stays in custody
One of three young men charged with a series of burglaries in the residential red zone in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs is staying in custody.
Dealer admits receiving stolen cars
Scrap metal yard director Dean Raymond Crosbie has entered immediate guilty pleas to 13 charges after police searched his business in Rolleston early this month. When interviewed about receiving stolen cars and parts, Crosbie told police: “I take people at face value.” He admitted he sometimes thought the purchases were “too good to be […]
Jury can sympathise over repeated thefts, says Crown
Crown says jury can sympathise over repeated thefts from Kaiapoi business. David Clemence kidnap, bashing trial, Day 4.
Charges reduced in kidnap, bashing trial
Charges reduced on fourth day of David Clemence kidnap, bashing trial.
Thieves beaten, tied, and thrown in river, Crown alleges
Crown prosecutor says defendant was “on a mission” to recover tools stolen from his company in previous raids.
Businessman denies kidnap, assault charges
David Clemence denies 18 charges including kidnapping and assault.
Court to consider ‘backside kick’ that went wrong
The court will consider next week what happened in detail when a backside kick administered at an end-of-year function accidentally struck a man’s testicles and caused real damage.
Long jail term for years of rape of girl
A man who raped his stepdaughter up to three times a week for more than four years from the time she was 11, has been jailed for 16 years 3 months.
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