Crime
Crime
Masseur found guilty
Posted on 18 May 2012 by Jimmy Ellingham
A Palmerston North masseur accused of inappropriately touching a client in March 2008 has today been found guilty of indecent assault.
Tourist charged over crash deaths of three students
Posted on 18 May 2012 by Stuff.co.nz - Crime
A 20-year-old man has been charged with careless driving following a crash near Turangi that killed three American tourists.
Former-All Black pleads guilty to assaulting partner
Posted on 17 May 2012 by TV3 National Crime
Former All Black Stephen Bachop has pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner and another man on the night of the Rugby World Cup final last year.
Stephen Bachop admits assault, drug charges
Posted on 17 May 2012 by Stuff.co.nz - Crime
Former All Black Stephen Bachop has changed his pleas to guilty on four charges relating to a incident on Rugby World Cup final night last year.
Jury to consider ‘Runaway Millionairess’ verdict
Posted on 17 May 2012 by TV3 National Crime
The jury will retire to consider its verdict today in the case of the Rotorua woman charged with fraud and theft - for using money mistakenly transferred into her former partner's account.
ACC claimant’s anger over blunder response
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
Privacy Commission says information emailed to Bronwyn Pullar was at 'lower end of breach'. ACC's Bronwyn Pullar email blunder was at the lower end of breaches for the individual claimants affected, the Privacy Commission says.But...
Farm thieves nabbed through Trade Me
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
An extensive burglary operation involving a father and son who targeted farms and sold the stolen goods on Trade Me has been shut down thanks to a determined victim.Police say a man whose new fishing rod was taken in a farm burglary...
Charges possible in van crash
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
Police investigating a fatal crash south of Turangi are "looking at all options" and are not ruling out charges against the driver of a minivan that flipped several times, killing three American students.Bay of Plenty road policing...
Emily Longley trial: ‘Keep cool’, jury told
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
A jury has been told to 'keep a cool head' when considering its verdicts in the case of a Briton accused of murdering his Kiwi girlfriend.Elliot Turner is accused of strangling Emily Longley, 17, in a jealous rage at his parents'...
Crown wants ringleader’s property
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
Police have seized the clifftop home belonging to a key player in a commercial cannabis ring that grew crops inside houses across Auckland.Jaak Roy Karu has now pleaded guilty to three charges of cannabis cultivation, one count...
Strange days on burglary front for police
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
Hamilton police were left scratching their heads this week after a burglar broke into his own mother's home, another walked into a police interview carrying stolen property and a third rang 111 to report he had accidentally been involved...
Petrol poured into house where six died in fire
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
A fatal fire in the UK that killed six children from the same family was started deliberately by someone pouring a substantial amount of petrol through the letter box and lighting it, police said yesterday.At a brief, emotionally...
Editorial: Coroner’s call
Posted on 17 May 2012 by NZ Herald
The chief coroner, Judge Neil MacLean, has expressed the frustration of all coroners when their recommendations are not taken up by governments and their agencies. He would like to see the law make it mandatory upon authorities to...
Sex offender teacher to be sentenced
Posted on 17 May 2012 by TV3 National Crime
A convicted sex offender who used false documents to get jobs at schools will be sentenced in the Auckland District Court today.
Girl, 16, faces LSD dealing charges
Posted on 17 May 2012 by Stuff.co.nz - Crime
A 16-year-old Invercargill girl faces 16 charges of offering to supply LSD after a drug operation in the city.
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