When she failed to turn up, the sister messaged Harper around 3.30pm saying she needed the bicycle. Harper replied saying she would “stomp” the woman’s “smart mouth”. The pair continued to message and around 6.30pm, Harper sent the acid-pouring threat before following up at 9.14pm warning she would set the woman alight. In explanation to police, Harper said she had made the threats because she was angry at her sister for messaging late at night. In court, she pleaded guilty to the offending, as well as three dishonesty charges. On November 24, Harper picked up a wallet, which had been flagged with police as stolen, on a Bell Block street, a summary of facts stated.
Christina Persico12:05, Jul 07 2021
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A New Plymouth woman has been arrested after a search warrant last month. (file photo)
A 30-year-old woman will appear in the New Plymouth District Court on drug charges later this month following a search warrant in June. In a statement, Detective Jason Wright of the Taranaki CIB said the Organised Crime Squad executed a search warrant at a Coronation Ave address on June 25 following concerns about cannabis being sold from the property. “One person was arrested, and items consistent with the supply of cannabis were located at the Coronation Avenue address,” Wright said.
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He leaned into the driver’s side of Bates’ car to prevent her from taking off, but that didn’t stop her from accelerating in reverse and then drive, while revving and spinning the front wheels. The officer, who was still partially in the vehicle and thought he may be flung from it, managed a quick exit. Bates, 26, then made her escape along Coronation Ave where she overtook two vehicles at speed and drove into the path of an oncoming motorist.
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Bates admitted four resulting charges in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. When police eventually caught up with her, she told officers she had “freaked out” as she had only recently got the vehicle out of impound.
Miller’s 4WD ute collided with the boy’s bike, knocking him to the ground. The vehicle’s tyre went over the back wheel of the bike, causing the cycle to drag over the boy’s foot. Miller fled the scene and made no attempts to stop or check whether anyone had been injured. The boy suffered a bruised and swollen foot. At the sentencing, Judge Anthony Walsh noted the boy’s mother described her son as being traumatised by the incident. Defence lawyer Julian Hannam argued the offending, with mitigation, was of low level and given the consequences of a conviction, a discharge without conviction was the appropriate outcome.