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Escaper said guard was ‘complacent’
A 25-year-old prisoner says he made a run for it when the security guard with him was being “complacent”.
Bail granted on drug allegations
Name suppression has lifted on one of the men arrested in a series of police raids on Head Hunters gang premises around Christchurch three weeks ago.
Drug offender ‘has not learnt from jail’
A man who was acquitted at trial of importing class A drugs into New Zealand over the “darkweb” last month has now been granted home detention on other drugs charges.
Child sex and violence allegations sent to Auckland
An Auckland man facing sex and violence charges involving five children is being sent back north after his arrest in Christchurch.
Arrest warrant issued on yacht theft charge
Police have been granted a warrant to arrest Simone Anne Wright – the partner of a man already in custody on 60 charges – on a charge of stealing a $145,000 yacht at Paihia in the Bay of Islands last year.
Jail term stands for repeat drink-driver
A two-and-a-half-year jail term will stand for a Sumner woman who knocked two pedestrians over a rocky bank when she crashed while drink-driving, the High Court has decided.
Car ablaze at end of police pursuit
A Kaiapoi man has been jailed for eight months for a police pursuit which ended with road spikes being used and a stolen car catching fire.
Sixth arrest over drug ring allegations
A sixth man has been arrested for conspiring to deal in methamphetamine after a series of police raids on Head Hunters gang premises last week.
Anti-meth warning for home invaders
A judge delivered an anti-meth warning as he jailed four offenders for a disastrous night time home invasion and robbery at Springston, southwest of Christchurch.
Fifth man faces drug dealing charges
A fifth man charged with participating in an organised criminal group dealing in methamphetamine arising from police raids on Head Hunters gang premises on Tuesday has appeared at the Christchurch District Court.
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