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Ten-week jail term for repeated trespasser

Ten-week jail term for repeated trespasser

A 59-year-old recidivist trespasser was sentenced to ten weeks prison in the Christchurch District Court today on a charge of wilful trespass.

October 16, 2014 | By More
Remand on drug, firearms charges

Remand on drug, firearms charges

Police opposed bail for a 31-year-old man with alleged gang links who was arrested on drug and firearm charges after a raid on a property in Avondale, Christchurch, this morning.

October 15, 2014 | By More
Preventive detention assessment for sex offender

Preventive detention assessment for sex offender

The Crown may consider preventive detention for a repeat sex offender who admitted an indecency charge in the High Court at Christchurch today.

October 15, 2014 | By More
Guilty pleas to manslaughter over burns death

Guilty pleas to manslaughter over burns death

Two Christchurch men have admitted manslaughter charges over the death of a man who was burned in an incident in April last year and died about two weeks later in Middlemore Hospital, Auckland.

October 15, 2014 | By More
Jail time on remand seen as enough for scammer

Jail time on remand seen as enough for scammer

Inveterate scammer of the elderly for petrol money, Kim Michael David Barwell, won’t have to serve more prison time for his latest crimes after spending four months in custody on remand.

October 14, 2014 | By More
Offender’s self-destructive life takes a turn

Offender’s self-destructive life takes a turn

It was tempting to “throw away the key” for a 26-year-old offender whose joyride in a stolen taxi was tracked on the car’s GPS, said a judge.

October 14, 2014 | By More
High risk teen to get a ‘taste’ of prison life

High risk teen to get a ‘taste’ of prison life

A teen will spend his 18th birthday this Friday in prison to give him a taste of what to expect if he doesn’t quit his offending.

October 14, 2014 | By More
Remand on stolen vehicle charges

Remand on stolen vehicle charges

Police did not oppose bail for a Pines Beach man facing five charges arising from the finding of an alleged stolen vehicle “chop shop” in North Canterbury.

October 10, 2014 | By More
Long recovery ahead for Rolleston crash victim

Long recovery ahead for Rolleston crash victim

Up to a year of rehabilitation lies ahead of the passenger seriously injured when an overseas driver drove a rental car through a stop sign at Rolleston and was struck by a car towing a horse float last week.

October 10, 2014 | By More
On-line porn addict paid a high price

On-line porn addict paid a high price

An on-line porn addict paid a high price – loss of most support from family and friends – when he told them he was being prosecuted for possession of thousands of images of child abuse pornography.

October 9, 2014 | By More