Man facing four charges
A man charged with possessing a sawn-off rifle with the intention of robbing the Lincoln Road branch of the Bank of New Zealand, appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday morning. The man, whose name was suppressed, was also charged with the theft of two motor registration plates, unlawfully taking a car, and the burglary of a flat in Whitmore Street, Shirley. He was remanded in custody to October 27. An interim psychiatric report was called for. The man was arrested after he was found 800 m from the bank with a loaded .308 rifle allegedly in his possession.
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Press, 23 October 1978, Page 4
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