Home detention for stalking
A Dunedin man who stalked his ex-girlfriend and urinated on her new lover's car has been sentenced to home detention.
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Dunedin police pursuit ends in crash
Dunedin police pursuit ends in crash
A police pursuit in Concord this afternoon culminated in a crash near a primary school and two arrests.
Caravan burgled in Brockville
Caravan burgled in Brockville
A daytime burglar relieved a Dunedin caravan of some speakers yesterday.
Inmate called victim on prison phone
Inmate repeatedly called victim on prison phone
An oversight by Corrections allowed an inmate to use a prison phone to illegally contact his victim more than 1000 times.
Justice system needs to change: Chief judge
Justice system needs to change: Chief judge
The Chief District Court Judge has called for an overhaul of the justice system, to avoid perpetuating the cycle of disadvantage, particularly for Maori.
Cone used to smash windscreen at car dealers
Cone used to smash windscreen at Dunedin car dealers
The burglary of a Bongo van and a vandal who smashed the windscreen of an upmarket four-wheel-drive were among the property crimes reported to Dunedin police over the weekend.
A life lived out on the margins
A life lived out on the margins
When a 21-year-old man robbed a liquor store then stabbed a police officer who tried to arrest him, it was a new low point of a life lived in society’s margins.
Green-fingered thieves steal trees
Green-fingered thieves steal trees
Ten trees have been reported burgled from a Taieri Beach backyard.
Six years' jail for raping ex-partner
Six years' jail for raping ex-partner
A Central Otago shearer who raped his ex-partner while making their children wait in the car outside has been jailed for six years.
Man jailed for sexual remarks to 8-yr-old girl
Man jailed for sexual remarks to 8-yr-old girl
When Robin Abraham needed a place to live, his friends agreed to put him up, but he repaid them by making "vile'' sexual comments to their 8-year-old daughter.
Gang kingpin jailed for robbery, intimidation
Gang kingpin jailed for robbery, intimidation
A veteran Dunedin gang kingpin got an unwelcome birthday present last week - a 15-month prison term.
Offender keyed swastikas into woman's car
Offender keyed swastikas into woman's car
A man who scratched swastikas on a woman's car has been before the court every year of his adult life, a court heard.
Arson spurred by death
Arson spurred by death
A Mosgiel man burned down a state house because he was haunted by the memory of finding his auntie dead there five months earlier, a court has heard.
More lewd acts reported to Dunedin police
More lewd acts reported to Dunedin police
Reports of people performing indecent acts in public continue to reach Dunedin police.
Woman attacked social worker online
Woman attacked social worker online
After her son was taken from her care, a Dunedin mother took her frustrations with Oranga Tamariki online.
Indecent act on underage girl
Indecent act on underage girl
A Facebook predator with a "fixation" on young girls repeatedly lied to a 14-year-old until he got her on her own, a court has heard.
Late appeal lacks merit, judge says
Late appeal lacks merit, judge says
A man who beat his partner so viciously that she lost the sight in one eye has failed at the first hurdle in a bid to shorten his sentence.
Dunedin man wanted to 'drag ex to her death'
Dunedin man wanted to 'drag ex to her death'
A Dunedin man said he wanted to put a chain around his ex-girlfriend's neck, tie her to his vehicle and drag her to her death, a court has heard.
Man had ammo concealed in house
Man had ammo concealed in house
A Dunedin man who had 251 rounds of ammunition concealed in seven different areas of his house was "up to something", a judge says.
Man a 'sexual predator on social media'
Man a 'sexual predator on social media': judge
A Facebook predator with a “fixation” on young girls repeatedly lied to a 14-year-old until he got her on her own, a court has heard.