Tag: robbery
Manslaughter plea ends Rangiora murder trial
A 39-year-old Rakaia man has halted a High Court murder trial by admitting the manslaughter of a Rangiora man during what the Crown says was a drugs robbery gone wrong.
Holiday bribes given to robbery victims
Victims of a robbery were offered money and sent on holiday to get them to withdraw their statements to police, the Christchurch District Court was told.
Community-based sentence imposed for robbery
A 27-year-old woman has been given a community-based sentence for her part in an aggravated robbery incident between Cust and Pegasus township in December.
Three deny armed robbery charges
Three people charged with aggravated robbery after an alleged armed home invasion at Springston last month have denied the charge.
Police foil alleged robbery plan
Three people have been charged with conspiring to rob “an unknown person” of $12,000, a crime apparently foiled by the police in Christchurch on Thursday.
Imitation shotgun was used to rob pharmacy
A 34-year-old man told police he robbed a pharmacy, armed with an imitation sawn-off shotgun, because he was desperate to get money for his partner and six-month-old child.
Robbery attempt at city money machine
A man getting money from a Colombo Street automatic teller machine was stabbed twice during a robbery attempt.
Teen admits taking part in two robberies
An 18-year-old has admitted his part in two Christchurch dairy robberies in January.
Jail likely for ‘amateur hour’ robberies
A 20-year-old is in custody after admitting he was the ringleader for two armed dairy robberies described as “amateur hour exercises” by a judge.
New robbery charges laid
New robbery charges have been laid against two men previously charged with a street robbery.
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