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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The former officer appeared in the New Plymouth District Court today after completing police diversion. The court heard the then 24-year-old was working at the New Plymouth watchhouse in December when the cash was handed in and they paid a reward to the person who brought it in. The officer returned home with the money, but after discussing the situation with their grandparents had second thoughts, and confessed about the theft to a senior officer the following da...

Christina Persico19:00, May 10 2021 ANDY JACKSON/Stuff A former police officer who stole $4000 has been granted name suppression in the New Plymouth District Court. (file photo) A former Taranaki police officer who admitted stealing $4000 which had been handed in by a member of the public has been allowed to keep their identity secret. But Judge Tony Greig said while police had taken a particularly lenient position in this case, anyone who thought the offender had been let off lightly due to t...

Weston’s home was subsequently cordoned off and searched by armed officers. He turned himself in several hours later. In explanation to police, he admitted he was furious and had gone to the address to deal with the male victim. In court, he faced sentence on four admitted charges – aggravated burglary and intentional damage in relation to the incident, and, in a separate matter, assault on a person in a family relationship and breach of supervision. Defence lawyer Julian Hannam pleaded...

He spat at the woman with his salvia landing on her lip. Another man entered the confrontation and stood between Stanley and the woman. Stanley attempted to punch the man, but this person moved and the blow instead connected with the woman’s jaw, knocking her to the ground. Leaving the party, Stanley ran to the road where he was confronted by other party goers. The group of men started fighting and Stanley was hit with a glass bottle during his attempt to flee. He eventually made it to ...

The Coxhead brothers’ judge-alone trial is set to continu on Wednesday. The judge-alone trial of two brothers facing a litany of charges continued mostly in chambers on Tuesday. The trial of Matthew David Coxhead and Regan Donald Coxhead continued in the New Plymouth District Court, but the majority of the day was spent behind closed doors. The pair are facing charges relating to theft and cannabis. During the short time in open court, Regan Coxhead pleaded guilty to two cannabis charges. ...

It is alleged the brothers had stolen two Ford Courier utes from Taupō on June 8, 2017. Storm told crown prosecutor Jacob Bourke he had been patrolling the highway when he heard a report about a sighting of a stolen ute. While heading towards where the stolen vehicle was last seen, Storm spotted two utes matching the description and began to follow them. Not long after Storm had begun chasing the utes, the one allegedly driven by Regan pulled over while Matthew continued driving. Storm cl...

123rf Taranaki drug dealer Damien Jake Ramsay was jailed for 30 months when he appeared in the New Plymouth District Court for sentencing on a raft of charges on Wednesday. (file photo) A Taranaki drug dealer caught with 30 grams of methamphetamine, $17,380 in cash and tens of thousands of dollars in stolen goods continued to offend after being released on bail. On September 18, 2019, police raided Damien Jake Ramsay’s Stratford address, which he shared with his partner Jo Anne Singh. Foll...

Hannam said the report would address significant issues which had influenced Ratu’s offending. Crown prosecutor Jacob Bourke opposed the delay but acknowledged it wasn’t Hannam or the judge’s fault the report had not been prepared. Judge Greig said the report was pivotal because without it, he wasn’t able to arrive at a sentence of two years or under, so home detention wasn’t an option. He remanded Ratu in custody for sentencing on April 23, unless the report could be prepared ear...

Andy Jackson/Stuff “I could nail a couple of wheels to the side of my house, but it wont make it a towable vehicle,” Judge Tony Greig told New Plymouth District Court. Does Kurt Vickery have a building or a caravan? It’s a question the New Plymouth District Court debated this week. Vickery, of Tikorangi, had gone to the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to see if the wheeled unit he was planning to buy would be classed as a caravan and not as a building, the court was told. The counc...

A man accused of rape was found not guilty in New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. A man accused of raping his friend was found not guilty in a jury re-trial in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. Kamyn Murray John Pratt was tried for the rape in 2019, but the jury of 12 was unable to reach a verdict and was dismissed. The re-trial began on Tuesday and Pratt pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual violation by rape. It was alleged Pratt had raped the complainant while she slep...