Rob Kidd

Home detention for burglar who stole priceless personal items

A Dunedin burglar who ransacked an entire home and got away with priceless personal items has been sentenced to home detention.

Abuser breached bail, fled police

Violent anger ... Aleni Ioane (51) was sentenced to community detention and intensive supervision...

Abuser breached bail, fled police

It took two doses of pepper spray, a police chase and a tasering to stop a 51-year-old Balclutha freezing worker on the run, a court has heard.

Prescription drug thief entered pharmacy through ceiling cavity

Burglar ... Colm Lenihan (34) climbed through a ceiling to steal $3700 of prescription drugs...

Prescription drug thief entered pharmacy through ceiling cavity

The second of a pair who raided a pharmacy of prescription drugs has been jailed for three years.

Judge: scene of offending ‘disturbing’

The behaviour of a drunk driver found asleep at the wheel beside a pool of vomit was "disgraceful", according to a judge.

'Virtually no car left’ after alcohol-fuelled crash

'Virtually no car left’ after alcohol-fuelled crash

It was "nothing short of a miracle" that a Dunedin woman and her partner survived a high-speed alcohol-fuelled crash, a judge says.

Lawn checkup row led to threats of stabbing, bomb

A dispute over an unkempt garden led to a Mosgiel woman threatening to stab her property manager and blow up government offices, a court has heard.

Jail for ‘barbaric’ attack on pony

Mandy Mayhem-Bullock (right) looks on as her husband, Lee, is embraced by a supporter after...

Jail for ‘barbaric’ attack on pony

The "barbaric" slaying of a miniature horse has forever tainted a coastal Otago township, a court has heard.

'In the path of a monster': Horse owner plagued by evil act

Self-acknowledged suspect in the killing of miniature horse Star, Reg Ozanne, at his Waitati home...

'In the path of a monster': Horse owner plagued by evil act

The owner of a miniature horse slain in a brutal stabbing attack is disappointed its attacker has only been jailed for two and a half years over the "crazy evil act".

Sex offender wanted to hurt inmate 'as much as possible'

Regan Burrell was jailed for two and a-half years for attacking another inmate while behind bars....

Sex offender wanted to hurt inmate 'as much as possible'

A teenage sex offender who doused a fellow inmate in scalding water told police he "wanted to burn and hurt the victim as much as possible".

Judge finds ‘behaviour totally unacceptable’

Judge finds ‘behaviour totally unacceptable’

A Dunedin man who forced himself on three women has been asked how he would feel if his young daughter was the victim of such a crime.

Woman’s ex sent explicit photo to new boyfriend

A man who sent explicit photos of his ex-girlfriend to her new boyfriend claimed he felt like a victim, too.

Board denies perpetrator of violent attack parole

Two new reports both recommend fresh approaches to the way criminal justice is approached. Photo:...

Board denies perpetrator of violent attack parole

A man convicted of attempted murder over a "frenzied" attack in a Wanaka shop has been declined parole.

Arrest after spree ‘was like deja vu’

Michael Tito (34) says he is focused on breaking the cycle of offending which has led to him...

Arrest after spree ‘was like deja vu’

A man who stole $100,000 of electronics in two commercial break-ins says he chose not to run when police closed in on him.

Charge laid after damage to courthouse

A man is led away after the front door of the Dunedin courthouse in Dunbar St was smashed...

Charge laid after damage to courthouse

A man accused of smashing the front door of the Dunedin courthouse has been granted bail.

Judge: victim should not feel guilty after ordeal

A woman repeatedly groped by a student at a Dunedin street party says she feels guilty about her choice of clothing that day.

Arrest comes after 3 lockdown breaches

Arrest comes after 3 lockdown breaches

After breaching the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions three times in two weeks, a Balclutha woman was finally arrested after dousing a police officer in wine.

Man who beat partner paroled

A man who subjected his partner to a prolonged beating, pulled clumps of hair from her scalp and urinated on her bed has been released on parole.

Meth importation ring run from prison

Lucas Padget (33), who appeared by video link, said he had been a drug user from the age of 10....

Meth importation ring run from prison

A man who ran a meth-importation ring from behind bars — involving nearly $300,000 of the drug — has been jailed for six and a-half years.

High-speed chase brings jail sentence

A parolee who took police on a high-speed chase past a primary school says he is unwilling to do court-ordered rehabilitation.

"If there’s anybody in this courtroom who understands the consequences of drinking and driving, it should be you," a judge told a recidivist offender previously convicted of drink-driving causing death.

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