Drink-driver chased would-be helper with hedge clippers
Drink-driver chased would-be helper with hedge clippers
A man who tried to stop a drink-driver ended up being chased by the woman wielding a set of garden shears.
Rob Kidd
Arrested driver urinated on seat of police car
Arrested driver urinated on seat of police car
There's drunk and then there's so drunk you urinate in a police car after your arrest.
Woman strangled on floor in front of young son
Woman strangled on floor in front of young son
A woman who was strangled for nearly 40 seconds by her partner believed she was going to die in front of her son.
Ex-partner subject of repeated abuse
Ex-partner subject of repeated abuse
A man who stalked his former partner, even while she was on holiday overseas, has been ordered to undergo psychological treatment.
Assault revealed string of offences
Assault revealed string of offences
A sex offender who was the subject of a vigilante street attack will join one of the men who attacked him behind bars.
No jail after 400 stolen items found
No jail after 400 stolen items found in home
A woman found with a ''veritable Fagin's den'' of stolen goods in her home - worth nearly $23,000 - has dodged a prison term.
Added sentence for rapid reoffending
Added sentence for rapid reoffending
A sex offender breached an order within minutes of his sentencing, a court has heard.
Attempted murder charge over chase with tomahawk
Attempted murder charge over chase with tomahawk
A man who rammed a police car and chased a police officer with a tomahawk now faces an extra charge of attempted murder.
Ban for driver after fatal careless driving
Ban for driver after fatal careless driving
A grandfather of 11 was using a pedestrian crossing, on his way to get medication for a neighbour, when he was killed by an errant driver, a court has heard.
Judge slams 'gratuitous' vigilante attack
'Gratuitous street violence': Judge slams vigilante attack
Four men viciously beat a man in the street after googling his name and finding out he was a convicted sex offender, a court has heard.
Jail for punching pregnant partner
Man choked and punched pregnant partner in stomach
A man who attacked his pregnant partner three times in her first trimester has been jailed for nearly three years.
Dunedin's 'most prolific shoplifter' behind bars
Dunedin's 'most prolific shoplifter' behind bars
Nineteen thefts over seven months made Walter Phillip Poutama Dunedin's "most prolific shoplifter" - and now he is behind bars.
Repeat sexual offender jailed
Repeat sexual offender jailed
A repeat sex offender blames his 13-year-old victim for his most recent conviction because she approached him, a court has heard.
Sex offender breached parole
Sex offender breached parole
A Dunedin man who bombarded a 13-year-old girl with messages until she had sex with him breached his parole by accessing Facebook, a court has heard.
Grooming guilty plea withdrawn
Grooming guilty plea withdrawn
A Mosgiel man who pleaded guilty to sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl online has now denied the charge at the eleventh hour.
Man denies grooming in last-minute plea change
Man denies grooming in last-minute plea change
A Mosgiel man who pleaded guilty to sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl online has denied the charge at the eleventh hour.
Man acquitted of rape caught later in police sting
Man acquitted of rape caught later in police sting
Less than three months after being cleared of raping a young girl, a Mosgiel man began grooming a 14-year-old online.
Long wait for justice, more victims suspected
Long wait for justice, more victims suspected
A Dunedin man who sexually abused two girls was apprehended 40 years after his violations began and almost 30 years after the first victim contacted police. The women whose police statements went missing told Rob Kidd about the pain of waiting decades for justice.
Flatmate feud leaves tyres slashed, TV smashed
Flatmate feud leaves tyres slashed, TV smashed
Damon Lee Chisnall bore such a grudge against his former flatmates, he slashed the tyres of their car - but that was not enough.
Man urged to accept help after rampage
Man urged to accept help after rampage
A man who smashed a sculpture in the police station then went on "a little rampage", attacking a bus and spitting at police, has been jailed for four months.