MAGISTRATE’S COURT Man With “Shocking List” Fined $l00 On Burglary Charge

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32219, 11 February 1970, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Man With “Shocking List” Fined $l00 On Burglary Charge

I Rangi Samuel Repia, aged 49, a driver, who counsel said had spent 26 years behind bars, was fined $lOO and ordered to make restitution ■ of 524 when he appeared before Mr W. F. Brown, S.M., | in the Magistrate’s Court yesI terday for sentence on a charge of burglary of the home of Janet Stephanie Miles on January 29. Mr G. R. Lascelles, for the accused, said that Repia had been declared an habitual criminal and was on parole until 1974. He had married and had been out of prison for nine months, which was a record for him. It was a very silly offence. Repia had been driving along Fitzgerald Avenue when he saw a door of a house open. He went in and while making a (search put his orderbook down and forgot it. Repia ■was a good workman. The Magistrate said that at ■ 9.30 a.m. on January’ 29 Re;pia had climbed through an unlocked window of the 'house and had taken $l6 and .'a pen set valued at $B. His only explanation was that he had had a row with his wife. Repia had a shocking list of convictions and had spent ! most of bis life in gaol. REMANDED f j Harrison T« Whiu. aged 39, | a rubber worker (Mr C. A.i McVeigh). was further: I remanded until today for sen-j itence when he appeared for •sentence on charges of burglarv l of the service station of Bur.rows Motors. Ltd. driving while 'disqualified. and unlawfully {taking a motor vehicle (two charges!. He had previously' .pleaded guilty to the offences which were all committed on (January 22. Mr McVeigh said the defendant had a sorry list of previous convictions, but it was evident from the probation officers report that this, in part J at least, was the result of his shocking upbringing. The offences were completely thoughtless and without profit ■to himself Financial loss to the comoiainants was minimal Mr McVeigh said it was obvious from, the defendant’s record that imprisonment had had no effect on him. but he had never had the opportunity of supervision on probation after serving sentences. I The Magistrate said the defendant had spent all but (three of the last 20 years behind bars, and he wanted to give the question of sentence ; further consideration. PERIODIC DETENTION Owen Robert Keane, aged 21. unemployed, was sent to the .periodic detention centre for four months, admitted to probation for 16 months and ordered to take out a pro ■hibition order when he iappeared for sentence on two •charges of unlawfully interfer ing with cars valued at $lOO and $BO. the property of the City Wrecking Company on February 2. The Magistrate said that on February 2 Keane had been given a suspended sentence when he appeared for sentence ;on a charge of unlawfully interfering with a car because his co-offender had been dealt with' in a similar manner. On the’ .same day he had gone drink Jng and had unlawfully interfered with two more cars. Most j |of his recent offences had been! iof a nuisance variety. He had ’been to a detention centre and | Borstal. (Before Mr P. L. Molmeaux. S.M.) STOLE CHEQUES Graeme Lindsay Walker, aged: 17. an unemployed labourer. E leaded guilty to a charge of urglary of the premises of jLaunderers. Ltd, on January 4 and to charges of obtaining i (groceries and money worth $10• • by a false pretence on the' same date. and obtaining: groceries and money amounting! to $2O by false pretences on- • two occasions on January 6 He was convicted and remanded on bail to Februarv 117 for sentence I Sergeant V. F. Townshend! said the defendant gained entry 'to the premises of Lsunderers Ltd by forcing a padlock H< ■ stole a cheque book and used forms from it to obtain money and groceries during the next two days. The defendant filled in a cheque for $lO for the Papanui Dairy, and cheques for $2O each at the Ferry Road Self Help Store and the Craig and Harvey Dairy in Waltham Road. Sergeant Townshend said the defendant told a detective he had committed the offence against his better judgment and regretted it. He wanted to be dealt with and have the matter put behind him. The defendant said he was desperate for money to buv food and clothing. He had no assets and had been served with an eviction notice for his flat, j EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL I Tasman William Tfmmings.l aged 31. a soldier, charged with driving with an excessive 1 amount of alcohol in his blood.

was fined $BO and disqualified from driving for 15 months as from February 17. He pleaded guilty. At 1.45 p.m. on January 1 a traffic officer saw Timmings driving on the middle line of Yaldhurst Road at 20 to 25 miles an hour, said Sergeant Townshend. He turned into Riccarton Road and travelled hard (against the kerb but had to swerve to avoid a parked car. A blood test showed that he had 180 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. Frederick William Townsend, aged 28, an engineering labourer (Mr R. F. Powell), was fined $7O and disqualified from driving for one year as from February 17 on a charge of driving with an excessive amount of alcohol in his blood He pleaded guilty. A traffic officer saw Townsend weaving across Annex Road and nearly hit a fence, said Sergeant Townshend. A blood test showed that Townsend had 165 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood BURGLARY Brian Puarakau Harrison, aged 33. a driver (Mr E. J. Higgins), was convicted and remanded in custody to February 17 on a charge of burglary at Kokatahi on 'January 22. He pleaded guilty. The complainant was asleep in his house when he heard a noise in the adjoining shop at 1.45 a.m., said Sergeant Townshend. The complainant (investigated and found Harrison behind the counter by the safe. ! Harrison ran out past the complainant and the police were called. Money had been taken frum ■ a cash box. Harrison was 'later found asleep in a Hokitika hotel. He handed over $46 in cash and a cheque to .the police. PROBATION ' Joseph Edwards, aged 20, a tussock grubber, was admitted Ito probation for two years, ordered io take out a prohibition order, his driver’s licence was cancelled for a year and he was ordered to make restitution of $35 when he appeared for sentence on a charge of un lawfully taking a car valued at $l5OO. the property of the Maori and Island Affairs Department on December 31. and unlawfully interfering with vehicles valued at $2OOO and $3OOO. the property of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The Magistrate said that the probation officer had found it hard to obtain information about Edwards's past. He had far too much to drink, went to the Christchurch City Council car park at the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Street, interfered with two vehicles and had driven a third out of the building into the street. Edwards was a first offender. DANGEROUS LITTER Malcolm Hugh Elston, aged 17. was fined $l4 on a charge of depositing dangerous litter, a bottle, on Marshland Road, on December 24 He pleaded guilty. Sergeant Townshend said that at 2 30 p m. on December 24 Elston was a passenger in a car travelling north on Marshland Road when he threw a soft ■ drink bottle out of the window on to the side of the road. It, was not known if the bottle I broke. Another motorist re , ported the matter to the police _ When seen by the police Elston admitted the offence and said that he just wanted to get rid of the bottle and did not know he was committing an offence OBSTRUCTED FOOTPATH Epeniha Ben Rarere, aged 24, a builder s labourer, was fined $2O on a charge of obstructing the footpath in Cathedral Square on February 6. He pleaded j guilty Sergeant Townshend said that at 11.15 p.m. on February « a constable asked a group of Ivouths blocking the footpath to move on. They all complied exicept Rarere who was asked (three times to move but refused MISCELLANEOUS CASES In miscellaneous cases brought by the police fines were imposed as follows, with costs $5 in each case:— Minor found in bar: Robin David Inkster, aged 17. $8 (gave • false information to police. $8). I Failed to give way when turn- ■ ing right: Frederick James Coy. $l5: James Rainey $l5. Failed to give way to the right: Wayne Earl Pritchard $2O. (Before Mr K. H. J. Headifen. S.M.) SMUGGLED RADIOS , Pleading guilty to a charge of smuggling three radios worth $l3O on November 27. David Suter Mitchell, aged 21 (Mr G. R. Lascelles), was fined $5O On November 27 a traffic officer and special constable employed by the Lyttelton Harbour Board saw Mitchell talking to a Chinese seaman from a shin berthed at Cashin Quay, said Mr C. A. McVeigh, who appeared for the Customs Department. Mitchel] went on board the ship with the seaman and when he came off he appeared to have something in his windjacket. He was taken to the customs shed and he admitted buying three radios for $BO. Mitchell bought the radios because he could not resist the temptation, said Mr Lascelles. They were Intended for Christiinas presents. tyitchell was (working on the wharf at the[time to earn money to return to university this year. DOGS NEGLECTED Pleading guilty to a charge I

of failing to supply four pointer puppies with proper food, water and shelter. John Owen Hamilton, a reader (Mr G. R. Lascelles). was fined $lO and ordered to pay restitution of $ll6 to the S.P.C.A. Appearing for the S.P.C.A., Mr D. A. Oldham said two of the society’s inspectors had collected several puppies after the fire brigade had attended to a fire in Hamilton's properly. The society claimed $195 for keeping the dogs .since October 11. but Hamilton .had paid $29. Mr Lascelles said Hamilton normally looked after the dogs very well. At one stage he had 25 dogs and was spending $2O to $24 a fortnight on them. Five of the dogs should have been put down but he did not have the heart to destroy them. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES In charges brought by local bodies fines were imposed as follow's with costs $5 in each case: Failed to clear noxious weeds; William Shirley Coop. $5O: Percy Frederick Bull, >5O: Norman A. V. McLeod, $l5: Geoffrey Janies Good. $4O; George Robert Jamieson, $3O. Wilfully abandoned dogs: Maere Trica McAlister. $lO. (Before Mr H. J. Evans, S.M.) CARELESS USE Martin Robinson, aged 21. a storeman (Mr B. A. Barrer), was convicted and fined $l5 and ordered to pay witnesses’ expenses of 818.70 on a charge of careless use of a motor car. He pleaded not guilty. Evidence was given that a collision bad occurred on the Lewis Pass Highway at Rough Creek bridge on October 27. Prosecuting, Sergeant J. D. Burrell called two witnesses who said that the car In which they had been travelling was halfway Off the one-way bridge when struck by Robinson’s car. They said that Robinson’s car had scraped alongside their cat and had hit the wheel of the boat trailer that their car wap towing. ’ Robinson said that he bad stopped his car about one quarter of the way along the bridge and that the complainant had attempted io drive his ear through the gap. but had failed because it was a one-way bridge. Damage to both cars was minor, he said. The Magistrate said that it was not his function to appor tion blame, but t.o decide whether Robinson was guilty bevond all reasonable doubt of careless use. He said that he was quite satisfied that this! was the case, and that Robin-: son had approached the bridge; too fast. FINED $4O William Edward Howit Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of careless use on December; 20 on the Main South Road, and' was fined $4O CIVIL CASES • Before Mr W. F. Brown, S.M.)i JUDGMENT SUMMONSES j Orders on judgment sum-; monses were made as follows:—I M. J. Shaw, driver. Warbling ! ton Street, to pay Wynn Williams and Company. $34.76. ini default 15 days imprisonment ; (warrant suspended as long as! defendant pays $1 a week. C. G. Amor, driving insttuc-l itor. Linwood Avenue, to pay, I Richar<l J’hjl’ip B __ ,H -?L ' a 2

week or five ,days>; David Noel Campbel), boat builder. Wlaram, to pay Farmera’ Trading Company. Ltd J 35.38 (»2 a week or 12 days); a. Green, workman, Stewarts Gully, to pay Grahams Garage, Ltd $30.01 ill a week or eight days); . Alan William Green, shop assistant, Stewarts GuUy. to pay the Post Office a week or 25 days); W. (.. Griffiths, workman, Brooklands. to pay R. Hum and B. Jones $6.25 <s2 a week or two days); Andrew, Charles David Jeffrey, toroinan contractor, to pay Bradley Brothers, Ltd 575.36 <S2 a week or 25 days); A. M. Jenkins, workman. Uxbridge street, to pay Calder Mackay, Ltd $31.45 <s2 a week or eight days); Henry John Mason, workman. Hay Street, to pay the p.1.C.. Ltd $70.40 <l2 a week or 25 days). „ E r i ’® st Roy Mathie, machinist, to pay the Post Office $37.96 if2 a week or 12 days); B. Matthews, rubber worker. Twynham Place, to nav N. J. Stevens 174 <s2 a week or 29 days); D. Meighan, housewife, Edinburgh Street, to pay B J. Bunt, L. M. Bunt and 1. A. Broom $11.50 (,50c a week or two days): T. L. Melkle, workman. Tancreds Road, to pav Wooff and Salvesen. Ltd $36.40 <s2 a week or 12 days): P. Morris, labourer. Leaver Terrace lo pay Union Motors <1967i. Ltd $12.34 <s2 a week or four davs)P. Murrell, workman. Warblington Street, to pay Bell Radio 1 and Television corporation, Ltd $16.10 <62 a week or four days>: C. C. MacDonald, workman. Church Square, to pay the D. Ltd $326.82 <7Sc a week or 70 days): E. J. McLean, workman, SUiclalr Street, to pay Johnson and Smith. Ltd $30.15 <B2 a week or 10 days,; M. T. Mac Neil. workman, Prestons Road, to pay Dores Flooring, Ltd $4l <l2 a week or 12 days) Walter R. Pym. radio producer Kllmore Street, to pav David Roderic Hlndln $74.40 ($2 a week or 25 days): Trevor R. Sykes, bricklayer. Milton Crescent. to pay McSklmming Indus tries. Ltd $224.25 ($2 a week or 60 days); Graham Charles Taft. .Petrie Street, to pav Stanley jNorman Griffin $156.30 <s2 a (week or 40 daysr: Gary ThompIson, student, Hereford street to pay Copycraft. Ltd $177.23 <*2 a week or 50 days): J. Wendolin. housewife. Colombo street, to pay Ford and McDougall. Ltd 818.97 <Bl a week or four days': James 1.. White, dairy proprietor, OHivicrs Road, to pay Ramsden and Dacombe. Ltd $28.25 <B2 a week or eight 'days': R. A Wise, contractor. ,Wlgram. to pay Tolley and Son. I Ltd 5119.91 <B2 a week or 35 (days'.

CORRECTION In the report of a charge lof careless use of a motor 'vehicle against Bruce Alfred O'Keefe, printed in “The : Press" yesterday, it was in- [ correctly stated .that Mr O'Keefe told the Court that he had no recollection of the accident. Mr O'Keefe did notappear and the statement was! in a statement made to the' police, and made to the Court i by the police prosecutor.