Town Hall safe conviction

Press, 22 June 1979, Page 14

Town Hall safe conviction

One of four men involved! in the Town Hall safe bur-| glary in May was convicted and remanded to June 28 for ! a probation report and sen-; fence when he appeared be-i fore Mr F. G. Paterson, 5.M.,! in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Raymond James Olsen,; aged 37, a labourer, admitted; a charge of receiving a safej and its contents, to a value of 44983, the property of the Christchurch City Coun-; cil on May 7. He was remanded on bail! of $l5OO. Originally Olsen had de ' nied the offence, but yester-' day changed his plea to one of guilty. Sergeant C. J. Shannahan' said the safe and its contents! were stolen from the Christchurch Town Hall during May 6 and 7. As a result of police in-' quiries on May 8 a search warrant was executed at a Barbadoes Street address occupied by the defendant. The safe was found intact although attempts had been made to open it without success. THEFT ALLEGED Elizabeth Anne Roberts, aged 35, a dressmaker, was remanded without plea to June 28 on a charge of theft She was allowed bail of $BOO. Roberts is charged with stealing a suitcase and its contents, to a total value of $386, on June 20. Bail was opposed by Ser. geant Shannahan.

BURGLARY CHARGES A student who faces four charges of burglary was remanded without plea to June 28. David John McGrath, aged 17, is charged with breaking and entering a shop, two houses, and a garage. It is alleged the offences took place this month. Bail was sought by the duty solicitor and it was oppor. d by the police. The defendant was granted bail of $5OO with two sureties of the same amount. “''oo BAIL A painter who faces two charges of false pretence involving almost s7oo* was rema- ded to June 28. No pleas were entered. Bail of $lOOO was allowed. Clifford Andrew Rodger, aged 52, is al’eged have curred debts for this amoun. with two Christchurch hotels by means of a false pretence. It is alleged the offences •r>ok place on May 15 and 23. (Before Mr D. B. Pain, S.M.) FRAUD ATTEMPT A fitter’s mate aged 18, who tried to withdraw $l5O from th> Post Office, using a stolen passb >ok, was found guilty of attempted fraud. Michael Andrew Miller had pleaded mt guilty to the charge of trying to use the passbook at the Victoria Street Post Office on March 29. The defendant was con-

victed and remanded to June 28 for a probation officer’s report and sentence.