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Screwdriver robbery accused stays in custody
No bail was sought for a 23-year-old Leeston man who was allegedly caught on camera using a large screwdriver to rob an Islington service station.
Pursuit driver admits charges
A driver involved in a police pursuit through Edgeware and Shirley last year is in custody awaiting sentence after admitting 14 charges.
Judge can’t add to lifer’s jail term
Two men are not being made to pay for the $6000 damage they did in the Christchurch Men’s prison after they refused to go back to their cell during a lock-down period.
Charity box theft alleged
A 17-year-old has been placed under total curfew at home with his parents after being charged with stealing a Cure Kids charity box.
Sword used in taxi confrontation
A man who ran off without paying his taxi fare and then confronted the driver while holding a sword, was sentenced to community work and supervision in the Christchurch District Court.
Nazi salute from alleged chase driver
The alleged driver facing 16 charges after a police pursuit through Christchurch on Thursday called out a Nazi salute when a judge remanded him in custody at the Christchurch District Court.
Remand inmate admits prison bashing
A Christchurch man who bashed a fellow prisoner with a shower head in a sock while in custody over two police car chases has pleaded guilty and been jailed for three years.
Complicated jail term pronounced ‘cool’
A judge had to “hit the books” to grapple with New Zealand’s three-strikes justice system to work out how to handle additional jail time for an offender already serving a second strike term.
Custody remand on taser charge
No bail was sought for a 20-year-old arrested after an alleged brief car chase on Ferry Road, when police say they found a taser and knuckledusters in the car they stopped.
Community sentence for street brawl
The last man to be dealt with for his part in a Dallington street brawl has received a sentence of community detention and intensive supervision, in the Christchurch District Court.
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