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Two netted in blackmarket seafood sting
Two men were sentenced to community detention and fined for buying black market fish in an undercover sting by fisheries officers.
Man admits sex offending 53 years ago
A 90-year-old man has admitted child sex offending dating back as long as 53 years.
Chase ended by road spikes
A Kaiapoi builder admitted being the driver in a police chase through North Canterbury two weeks ago, which ended when road spikes were used.
Laser-pointer offender caught in the street
Laser-pointer offender Tane Hemopo, who had disappeared rather than face his sentencing at court, has been caught walking along Colombo Street.
Family tells of failing young offender
The family of a youth jailed in the Christchurch District Court for kidnapping and aggravated robbery, told Judge David Saunders that they had failed him.
Laser pointer offender gone from sight
A 39-year-old Hornby man who admitted shining a laser pointer at two aircraft approaching Christchurch Airport has gone to ground rather than face his sentencing at court.
Secrecy issues end robbery trial
Secrecy issues have apparently forced the Crown to drop a robbery prosecution against the man who was the victim in the Mongrel Mob kidnapping and bashing trial in Christchurch last month.
French visitor admits sleeping bag theft
Fractious Frenchman Cedric Claude Rene Rault-Verpre has now pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a sleeping bag in Auckland, days after admitting damaging a West Coast road sign.
Throat-cutting gesture at alleged rape victim
A man made a throat-cutting gesture at his alleged rape victim over a video-link to a Christchurch District courtroom.
Preventive detention to be considered for sex offender
Sexualised behaviour during burglaries has been cited among the reasons the Crown is asking for an open-ended preventive detention jail term to be considered for a 31-year-old Christchurch man.
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