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$426,000 ‘damage spree’ in red zone admitted

$426,000 ‘damage spree’ in red zone admitted

Two young men have admitted breaking into residential red zone properties and causing damage worth more than $426,000.

September 23, 2013 | By More
Home detention for nine-time drink-driver

Home detention for nine-time drink-driver

A Woodend man has been given a home detention sentence for his ninth drink-driving conviction, but he has lost his licence and his car.

September 20, 2013 | By More
Court of Appeal returns to Christchurch

Court of Appeal returns to Christchurch

The Court of Appeal will shortly sit at the Christchurch Court House for the first time since the September 2010 earthquake.

September 20, 2013 | By More
Police call assault sentence ‘inadequate’

Police call assault sentence ‘inadequate’

A sentence imposed on a man with a history of repeated attacks on the police has been criticised by the police as “manifestly inadequate”.

September 19, 2013 | By More
Warrant to arrest: Johnny Gosling-Beedles

Warrant to arrest: Johnny Gosling-Beedles

Christchurch police are asking for information to try to find Johnny Gosling-Beedles, 28, who has warrants out for his arrest.

September 19, 2013 | By More
Night visits not quiet affairs

Night visits not quiet affairs

This appears to be why the police are reluctant to accept that people just don’t notice when they make nocturnal bail checks to ensure that people are at home as required.

September 19, 2013 | By More
Man to defend charges over stolen vehicles

Man to defend charges over stolen vehicles

A man facing charges over an alleged stolen car “chop shop” has indicated he will plead not guilty.

September 19, 2013 | By More
Trial hears of robbery victims’ ‘resistance’

Trial hears of robbery victims’ ‘resistance’

Small episodes of bravery and resistance among bar patrons and staff in the face of masked and armed raiders emerged from the evidence in the Sideline Bar robbery trial.

September 19, 2013 | By More
‘Pillow case burglar’ goes to jail

‘Pillow case burglar’ goes to jail

Christchurch’s “pillow case” burglar has been jailed for five years for a series of raids on quake-abandoned houses.

September 19, 2013 | By More
Crown cites links in pub robbery trial

Crown cites links in pub robbery trial

Armed men who robbed the Sideline Bar left behind a palm print when they climbed over a wall, and a false car number plate that apparently fell off in the carpark, says the Crown.

September 18, 2013 | By More