Expand Photo / Stephen Parker A young woman who dragged another from a central city store and attacked her in an assault caught on camera has been sentenced to community service and supervision. Alexandria Gemini Ngarimu, 18, appeared in Rotorua District Court today for sentencing after previously pleading guilty to [...]
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Car switched before date with crusher
Expand Police are investigating how a car destined to be crushed was switched before its seizure. Photo / Thinkstock The first car in New Zealand destined to be crushed under tough new boy racer legislation has been seized again by authorities, after police say it was the subject of a [...]
Woman convicted in fraudulent fruit case
Expand Ann McCormick recieved almost $14,000 in payments for her employer’s fruit. Photo / Thinkstock A Cromwell orchard shop manager was convicted in the Alexandra District Court yesterday of 12 fraud-related charges, for unlawfully getting almost $14,000 in payments for her employer’s fruit Ann Linda McCormick (58) admitted 12 charges [...]
Wellington street cordoned off
Expand File photo / APN Police have a Wellington street cordoned off. Kilbirnie Crescent is closed as police carry out an operation. They are refusing to give details about why the street is closed and say a statement will be released shortly. – Newstalk ZB
Instant Kiwi scratchy scam investigated
Expand File photo / Dean Purcell Christchurch police are investigating allegations a staff member at a Christchurch Lotto outlet attempted to scam a $100,000 prize. It’s alleged the person, who was working at BP Mairehau, scanned a number of new instant kiwi tickets and then scratched one they knew had [...]
Man pleads guilty to driving into courthouse
Expand The Wanganui District Court, the day after the incident. Photo / Herald on Sunday A man who pleaded guilty to deliberately driving his car into the front doors of the Wanganui District Court has been ordered to enter into compulsory care following a psychiatric report. Dean Anthony Thompson, 48, [...]
80-hour sentence takes ‘disagreeable’ man a year
Expand Beacham had a blood alcohol level of 105mgs when he was stopped at a checkpoint. Photo / File A judge has labelled a businessman as “disagreeable” after he took almost a year to complete 80 hours of community work. Alex Beacham, 31, general manager of Hastings-based Beacham Independent Jaguar [...]
Bridgecorp verdict due this morning
Expand (L- R) Rod Petricevic, Robert Roest, Gary Urwin and Peter Steigrad. Photo / Brett Phibbs Three former Bridgecorp directors will learn their fate at the High Court in Auckland today. Rod Petricevic, Robert Roest and Peter Steigrad are facing 10 Securities Act charges and are accused of misleading investors. [...]
Man jailed after knife attack on girlfriend
Expand Robert Young punched his girlfriend in the head and held a knife to her throat. Photo / File A man has been jailed after two attacks on his former girlfriend which saw her left with a broken nose, two black eyes and a 30mm long knife cut under her [...]
Judge refuses bail in kidnap case
Expand Photo / File A man who appeared in the Wanganui District Court on charges related to an alleged kidnapping in Feilding last month has been denied bail and will make his next appearance in the Palmerston North District Court. Colin Smith, 30, is facing charges of kidnapping, threatening to [...]