Periodic detention for breach of probation

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33777, 25 February 1975, Page 19

Periodic detention for breach of probation

“You were looking for trouble when you returned to the headquarters of the Devil’s Henchmen motor - cycle gang,” Mr F. G. Paterson, S.M., said in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday when he sentenced Selwyn Phillip Templeton, aged 18, unemployed, to three months periodic detention on two charges of breach of probation by associating with members of the Devil’s Henchmen motor - cycle gang.

The Magistrate said that he had considered sentencing Templeton to detention centre training at Rolleston but he would take into account that he had now returned to live with his parents. Mr T. M. Abbott, for Templeton, said that the charges arose because Templeton had nowhere to live. Understandably landlords were not willing to let properties to members of motor-cycle gangs. The only place where Templeton could get accommodation was at the headquarters of the Devil’s Henchmen gang. Since Templeton had been : granted bail, which was ■ opposed by the police, he had i returned to live with his parents. He was quiet and I shy except when he was with (members of the gang. BeI cause he was receiving accident compensation he had an : extraordinary amount of leii sure time and as a result got (into trouble, Mr Abbott said. BURGLARY Jack Harry Payne, aged 18, a j kitch,en hand, was ordered to do 200 hours of community work, to make restitution of $248, had | his driver’s licence cancelled for a year and was put on probation for two years on three charges of burglary, one of

attempted burglary and two of unlawfully taking a ear. Special conditions of his probation are that he live and work where directed, not associate with persons disapproved of by the probation officer, and put his finances under the control of the probation officer. Payr.e and his associates burgled a house in Plynlimon Road, Fendalton, and stole property worth S2OOO and he committed other offences in Timaru, Woodend and at Church Corner. Mr A. W. Robinson, for Payr.e, said that tie had no recollection of home life. He had been on his own for years. After his release from his second term in Borstal in November he appearetj to be settling down > but then he lost his job because the refused to do overtime. All I the offences were committed’ ' while he was unemployed. After his de facto wife was’ arrested Payne voluntarily gave himself up to the police and returned all the stolen goods in his possession, Mr Robinson said. The Magistrate said that Payne had a considerable list of convictions and had had so much institutional training that he was in danger of becoming institutionalised. He was unstable emotionally but he would have to learn to cope with life in the community. He would be given a chance to settle down with his de facto wife. INMATE HAD CANNABIS A prison ir.mate who posted a parcel containing cannabis to an address where he intended later to collect it, was convicted on a charge of possessing cannabis ar.d remanded in custody to March 3 for sentence. The man, Richard Graham ! Squires, aged 20, pleaded guilty. I Sergeant A. H. Huckstep said (that on January 17 Squires was i an inmate of Paparua Prison and | was on pre-release work not tar from the prison. The defendant acquired some I cannabis and knowing that he could not smuggle it back into ' prison posted it to a friend in I Invercargill. He intended to pick ; it up when on a week-end ’ parole in February. Squires became concerned that his friend or friend’s children might open the parcel and telephoned them asking that they leave the parcel intact. He also telephoned another person and asked him to pick up the parcel. The police, acting on information, apprehended that person when he went for the parcel. Sergeant Huckstep said that there were five “buddha sticks” inside two cigarette packets in the parcel. PERIODIC DETENTION Allan Aubrey Kennington, aged 51 <Mr M. J. Glue) was sentenced to periodic detention for six months and ordered to pay $lO compensation when he appeared on a charge of theft and two charges of Burglary. He had previously pleaded guilty. Sergeant D. B. Kerr had previously told the Court that or. February 5 the defendant noticed a rotary hoe when reading water meters at Mount Pleasant. He returned that night, stole the hoe and also burgled a school and a butchery. Mr Glue submitted that Kennington had been drinking. In the case of the school he could i not remember committing the I burglary because of having a I "blackout.” FINED SIOO Bryan Alexander Clarke, aged 20, a forestry worker, was fined SIOO when he appeared for sentence on a charge of assaulting Trevor Lawson at Dur.edin on October 12. The defendant was ordered to pay SSO of the fine to the complainant. Clarke had earlier been convicted of the charge On his plea of guilty. FALSE PRETENCE A man who pleaded guilty to one charge of stealing a cheque book and three charges of false pretence in Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin, on February 4, was sentenced to nine months periodic detention, put on probation for 12 months and ordered to pay $195 compensation as directed by the probation officer. He is Michael William Gray, aged 30. a driver (Mr D. H P ’ Dawson). Sergeant N. W. Mcßae said that about noon on February 4. (the defendant took a cheque’ book from the complainant’s i room in Dunedin. He went to the Bank of New Zealand in Dunedin, where he presented a cheque for S6O made ’out to himself and signed with the complainant’s name. He then, presented a similar cheque made ;out for SSO at the B.N.Z. in ’ Oamaru. ; He later visited a Timaru hotel where he cashed a cheque for SBS. again made out to himself and signed with the complain- ; ant’s name. • The defendant admitted the j offences, and said he had been’ upset by threats made to him iin Christchurch. ASSAULT David Ronald Carstairs, aged 26, a driver (Mr M. J. Glue>. was put on probation for 12 months with the condition he do 50 hours’ of community work when he pleaded guilty to a charge of’ assaulting Kevin William Brett I on October 3. I Sergeant Huckstep said that the I complainant was babysitting about 11.15 p.m. when Carstairs i arrived and asked him to leave. There was an argument and the defendant punched him and I threw him out of the house. Carstairs told the police that I the complainant had hit him,

first and that he had hit back ;1 in self-defence. 1 19 THEFT CHARGES A woman who pleaded guilty to 19 charges of stealing goods J from Christchurch shops over - three months, was convicted and 1 remanded to February 28 for < sentence. She is Gail Elizabeth Steinz, aged 19, a housewife. i‘ Sergeant Huckstep said that on 1 February 12 the defendant and J an associate were noticed by the J manager of Ingolds, Ltd, Sydenham. They were both carrying shopping bags. The two were followed outside to a car but they ran across the road leaving their children in the car. Upon returning they were questioned by the police. Articles mentioned in seven of the charges, valued $321.01, were found. The defendant said she and a friend had concealed goods in their shopping bags and walked out without paying for them. In the case of larger articles, they had just picked them up and i walked out of the shops. In a check of the defendant's i house, goods valued at $525.30, were found. I The articles, including clothes; and toys, were for herself, her husband and children. A large amount of the clothing had been worn, said Sergeant Huckstep. The defendant said she had wanted the goods but could not pay for them. PROBATION Suzanne Dawn Gray, aged 23 (Mr M. J. Glue), was put on probation for two years when she appeared for sentence on charges of burgling a house in Plynlimon Road, Fendalton, and receiving a cheque worth $33. She had previously pleaded guilty. As special conditions of probation she was ordered not to associate with persons not approved of by the probation officer, and to live as directed. Mr Glue submitted that Gray was “easily led on” by others. He agreed with the probation report that she was a “pawn” in the offences. EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL Andrew Mummery Platts, aged 20, a student, was convicted and i put on probation for 12 months, ordered to do 50 hours of community work and disqualified from driving for six months, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with an excessive blood-alcohol level (127 mg). COMMUNITY WORK Gavin James Eyles, aged 19. a steel bender, was convicted and put on probation for 12 months, ordered to do 48 hours communitv work, and to pay »60 com pensation when he pleaded guilty to one charge of breaking a window valued at S6O and one charge of being found without lawful excuse in an enclosed yard, on February 22. BROKE WINDOW A man who pleaded guilty to a charge of wilfully damaging a window, valued at SIOO, on February 23, was convicted and put on probation for 12 months, ordered to do 48 hours community work, and to pay SIOO compenSa He n is James Robert Dagg, aged 20, a factory worker. Sergeant Huckstep said the defendant had been walking along Colombo Street when he kicked in a window, on the premises; of Smiths City Market Ltd. The defendant admitted the ■ offence. He said he had been i drinking and was feeling de-; pressed. FIREARM OFFENCE Brian James Graham, aged 24 i a tannery worker, was convicted and fined S2O. when he pleaded; guiltv to a charge of delivering i possession of a .303 rifle to Peter Joseph Aitken, a person not per-1 mitted to have it, on or aboutj July 3. ' DRIVING OFFENCES A man who drove along | Simeon Quay, Lyttelton, at 50; m.p.h. and drove into a parked car when his car went out o? control at a blind bend, was fined S2OO and disqualified from driving for 12 months. He is Michael David Baines, aged 25. a clerk, who was convicted on his plea of guilty on charges of dangerous driving ana ; driving with an excessive blood-1 alcohol level (202 mg on Decern-1 ber 24. | Sergeant Huckstep said that r i police patrol saw the accident | about 11.15 p.m. The defendant had travelled at speed along the quay, accelerated into the bend, and lost control. FINED S3O Edward Bernard McCarthy.; aged 20. a labourer <Mr M. J. I Glue), who had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing I a wooden crate and 22 bottles.; I valued at $3.71, from the yard of a dairy on February 16, was fined S3O when he appeared for sentence. Mr Glue said the defendant; had been drinking at the time ; and his only part in the offence I was to help his companions lift i the erate over a fence. The Magistrate told the de-| fendant that he must learn to leave other people’s property alone, and must watch the com i pany he kept. TOOK WHEELS I A youth who, with an associate. i stole a wheel and car battery I from a car’s boot when theis , own car got a Hat tyre, was: fined $25 when he pleaded guilty ; to a charge of theft. He is Mark ! David Bernstein, aged 17. ! Sergeant Huckstep said that! I the offence occurred when th' idefendant left a house -‘ I" a.m. on February' 13. He had I noticed beforehand that the com I plainant's car had the same-sized wheels as his own. EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL On charges of driving on Mair North Road with an excessive i blood-alcohol level (170 mg ana; careless driving, both on De cember 9, David Arthur Shaw I aged 18. an apprentice upholsterer (Mr K. J. McMenamim j .was fined $75 and disqualified!

rom driving for six months. Hei Headed guilty. S2O FINE A man who, with two others, eft the Ascot Cafe, Manchester itreet, without paying his bill vas fined S2O and ordered to pay ompensation of $3.95 when he -ppeared for sentence. He is Albeit James McFarlane, ged 26 (Mr P. H. B. Hall), who tad earlier been convicted on his dea of guilty on the charge of btaining credit by a false pre- i ence on February 13.

Mr Hall said the defendant had left the cate to get his car, assuming his friends would pax for him and he would pay them back later. He did not know until the next day that none ol the meals had been paid for. Mi Hall said the defendant had been drinking at the time.

The Magistrate told the defendant that there had to be a degree of trust between pro pnetors and customers and that that was the trust he had taken advantage of.