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Couch surfing link in sex charges

Couch surfing link in sex charges

A Christchurch man charged with drugging and sexually violating a male couch surfer was granted interim name suppression before being released on bail at the Christchurch District Court today.

November 5, 2014 | By More
Huge fisheries fines unpaid after two years

Huge fisheries fines unpaid after two years

Fines totalling $424,500 imposed on the South Korean officers of a trawler that breached fisheries laws remain unpaid after more than two years, but the trawler has now been confiscated.

November 4, 2014 | By More
Sex victims’ publication views set aside

Sex victims’ publication views set aside

A judge has ruled he must set aside the views of young sexual abuse victims and their families who wanted the teenage abuser’s name published.

November 3, 2014 | By More
Canterbury drug supplier jailed

Canterbury drug supplier jailed

The highest level link caught in a chain of drug dealing that brought the class A drug methamphetamine into Canterbury has been jailed for three years four months.

November 3, 2014 | By More
Father rammed car to protect his son

Father rammed car to protect his son

A father who rammed a car to protect his son who was being pursued by five vehicles has been disqualfied from driving and ordered to do 100 hours of community work.

October 31, 2014 | By More
Man admits burglary caught on Facebook

Man admits burglary caught on Facebook

A central city resident has abandoned his attempts to avoid a burglary conviction over an alleged vandalism incident at a container restaurant in Bealey Avenue.

October 31, 2014 | By More
‘Imbecile’ driver may face prison

‘Imbecile’ driver may face prison

A Christchurch man described by the police as “driving like an imbecile” when he was caught well over the alcohol limit last month has a long list of previous offences.

October 31, 2014 | By More
Officer had to leap clear of vehicle, police say

Officer had to leap clear of vehicle, police say

Police say an officer had to leap out of the way of a car driven by a fleeing driver he was trying to arrest after an incident that spanned Christchurch city early today.

October 30, 2014 | By More
Joyriders ‘encouraging car thieves’, says judge

Joyriders ‘encouraging car thieves’, says judge

Car thieves might not commit their crimes if they did not have encouragement from joyriding friends, said a judge as a group appeared before the court for a southern escapade.

October 30, 2014 | By More
20-year-old admits car-chase charges

20-year-old admits car-chase charges

Police have dropped a charge of assaulting a woman police officer by using a car as a weapon after she was injured when her patrol car was sideswiped by a 20-year-old driver.

October 30, 2014 | By More