Permanent name suppression for women's underwear thief
Permanent name suppression for women's underwear thief
The man dubbed the "Cosy Dell Creeper", whose underwear thefts terrorised female university students, can never be named.
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No conviction for ‘Cosy Dell Creeper’
No conviction for ‘Cosy Dell Creeper’
The man dubbed the "Cosy Dell Creeper", whose underwear thefts terrorised female students, can never be named.
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Murderer granted parole — again
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Murderer granted parole — again
A Dunedin man who stabbed his partner to death has been released from prison — but the reasons will remain under wraps.
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Sentence extended following assault
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Sentence extended following assault
A man who punched a Dunedin police officer in court, breaking his cheekbone, has had two years added to his prison term.
Coal protesters sentenced to community work
Coal protesters sentenced to community work
Six coal protesters whose demonstration shut down the Dunedin Railway Station have been convicted over their actions.
High-flyer's bid for name suppression fails
High-flyer's bid for name suppression fails
An Otago-trained psychiatrist-to-the-stars, who failed to have a 40-year-old driving conviction quashed, has failed in his bid for secrecy.
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‘Shattered’ driver seeking reduction in sentence
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‘Shattered’ driver seeking reduction in sentence
The driver responsible for a runaway truck which killed a 20-year-old Dunedin man is seeking to have his sentence reduced.
Driver’s wild ride leads to 22-month prison term
Driver’s wild ride leads to 22-month prison term
A Balclutha man who led police on a chaotic chase up and down State Highway 1 has been jailed for 22 months.
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Drug-driver crashed into bar
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Drug-driver crashed into bar
A drugged-up driver smashed into a central Dunedin bar then tried to hide from police on the roof of an apartment building, a court has heard.
Man jailed after 230km police chase
'F*** they got us': Man jailed after 230km high-speed police chase
A man who led police on a chaotic 230km chase up and down State Highway 1 with a 2-year-old in the back seat has been jailed for 22 months.
Man behind 'appalling' chase across Otago jailed
Man behind 'appalling' chase across Otago jailed
A Balclutha man who led police on a chaotic 230km chase up and down State Highway 1 has been jailed for 22 months.
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Man hit, told to go back to the Philippines
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Man hit, told to go back to the Philippines
A dairy worker who coward-punched a Japanese man and told him to "go back to the Philippines" says he is not a racist.
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‘Scumbag’: criminal lets loose flurry of abuse at judge
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‘Scumbag’: criminal lets loose flurry of abuse at judge
A prolific criminal, who has spent half his adult life in prison, called a judge a "scumbag mother......" after his partner was ejected from court.
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Former serviceman’s offence ‘nasty’
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Former serviceman’s offence ‘nasty’
A decorated and disgraced former serviceman who was kicked out of the army has now been convicted of "nasty, putrid offending".
Court to hear public protection order application again
Court to hear public protection order application again
For nearly eight years, an ultra-high-risk Dunedin sex offender has lived in a facility, penned by 4m-high electric fences, watched 24 hours a day.
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Prisoner accepts parole unlikely
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Prisoner accepts parole unlikely
An Otago prisoner who sexually assaulted his cellmate says he is content to see out his sentence without prospect of parole.
‘Wholly violent’ road rage attack occurred while serving sentence
‘Wholly violent’ road rage attack occurred while serving sentence
A Kaitangata man responsible for a "wholly violent and determined" road-rage attack was serving a sentence at the time, a court has heard.
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Man ran social media group chat for drug dealers
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Man ran social media group chat for drug dealers
A Dunedin man who ran a social media group chat for drug dealers and buyers told family he "couldn’t put up with being poor".
Jailed for road-rage attack, but out soon
Kaitangata man jailed for road-rage attack, but out soon
A Kaitangata man who used an extendable baton and a car jack during a road-rage attack on a truck driver has been jailed for 20 months.
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Child sex offender denied parole again
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Child sex offender denied parole again
A Fijian national who sexually abused a boy and gave him bank cards in a bid to silence him has been declined parole again.