Woman charged in robbery sequel

Press, 22 October 1980, Page 4

Woman charged in robbery sequel

A woman, aged 20. who is| i alleged to have received! IS7OO, proceeds of last Fri-‘ i day’s armed robbery of a ’south Auckland post office,; before Judge Pater-j l son in the District Court; I yesterday. I Sally Henangi Rei, unemployed, is charged with re-1 ‘ ceiving the money from ' ; Douglas Charles Hamilton,; (knowing that it had been ob-; ■ tained dishonestly. : No plea was entered. ! Sergeant K. T. Boyle did J (not object to an application! I for bail. ; Rei was remanded to (October 28. She was allowed, ’ bail of S5OO. IMPERSONATION A clerk, who admitted ; posing as a policeman, was! discharged without con-: viction provided he pay S5O towards the cost of the prosecution. Dayne Christopher Grego-; ny, aged 20, admitted the of-i fence which occured on Monday. : Sergeant Boyle said the; defendant had approached a; taxi, said he was an under-

cover policenjan on an 1 assignment, and had asked 'to. be driven into Cathedral Square. When asked -for the fare ; — a dollar — Gregory; had (said that as a policeman he did not have to pay. ■ : !Taken to the Central Police .Station the . defendant had at first told the duty ; Sergeant that he was a ;member of the dog section, land later said that he was ; an undercover policeman, 'said Sergeant Boyle. The defendant’s statements 'were found to be untrue, he said. i Sergeant Boyle said the $1 ifare was subsequently paid iby Gregory. I Counsel (Mr M. J. Know- ; les) said his client had been ! drinking prior to committing the offence. No-one had been put to any inconvenience, or loss, and his client was now exItremely remorseful over his actions, said Mr Knowles. f FRAUD CHARGE | Susan Jayne Clements, ;aged 20,.. a. sickness., .beneficiary, was remanded in

(Custody to October 28 on a (charge of fraud. . i It is alleged that on Octoiber 20, Clements with intent To defraud used a bank withdrawal slip to obtain 8900. ! No plea was entered. Bail, sought by the duty i solicitor. (Mr K. J. Grave),; was opposed by Sergeant W.j ij. McCormick who said fur-; Ither charges were pending (from Dunedin.