Youth smashed windows

Press, 9 October 1982, Page 7

Youth smashed windows

An unemployed youth convicted on six charges of causing intentional damage, five of them involving windows, amounting to $502. told Judge Bradford in the District Court yesterday that his parents would pay for the damage. Russell Bevan Clark, aged 17. a first offender, admitted five charges of intentionally breaking windows at three houses and a school, and with damaging a car.

All the offences took place on May 14. ' Clark did not seek legal representation. Sergeant J. E. Dwyer said that properties were damaged after Clark had met up with his girl friend, aged 16, at 3 a.m. that day. The alleged co-offender was being dealt with in the Children and Young Persons Court, he said. Bricks had been thrown through seven windows at one house, an old fire extinguisher had been thrown through windows of another house and rocks had been used to break two windows in the headmaster’s office of a primary school. Sergeant Dwyer said that the windscreen wipers had been broken on a parked car, the engine cover had been removed and wires ripped out. The vehicle was uninsured. Clark at first had denied the offences but later admitted them when police called at the alleged co-offender’s address on June 26. The car. Clark said, had been damaged “just for fun." Bricks thrown through the windows of one house had narrowly missed the two adults and children sleeping in the two bedrooms, said Sergeant Dwyer. The reason he threw the bricks at this house, said Clark, was because he disliked the boy living there. Compensation of $502 was sought from Clark. He was remanded on bail of $750 to October 22 for a probation report and sentence. ROBBERY CHARGE A youth charged with robbing Trevor Campbell Robertson of a wallet and $5 in cash, to a total value of $25 on October 1, was remanded in custody to October 11. No plea was entered by Tamati William Gray; aged 17, a labourer (Mr M. J. Glue). DEPOSITIONS A hairdresser facing five charges of selling cannabis to an undercover policeman, and two charges of offering to supply morphine, in June and July, was remanded to November 8 for the taking of depositions.

Gregory John Hall, aged 29 (Mr G. N. Nation), was remanded in custody. PISTOL CHARGE A solo mother charged with the unlawful possession of a pistol, a sawn-off shotgun, on October 6, was remanded to October 15. No plea was entered by Kim Elizabeth Aitken, aged 20. who was granted bail of $750. •SUICIDAL’ DRIVING A bushman. whose driving was earlier described as "suicidal” by Traffic Sergeant I. Freeman, was remanded in custody for sentence after the judge was told of a high-speed chase through Christchurch streets at speeds of up to 145km/h with the defendant's vehicle unlit.

Robert Bruce Greig, aged 20 (Mr M. J. Glue) admitted driving with an excess bloodalcohol level, driving while forbidden to do so, driving recklessly, and refusing a blood specimen. The offences occurred on September 30, and he was convicted and remanded in custody to October 15 for a probation report and sentence.

On a charge of dangerous driving Greig was remanded to the same date for a defended hearing. Sergeant Freeman said the pursuit had extended over 13.6 kilometres and had ended only after Greig's vehicle had run out of petrol and the engine had blown up. During the pursuit Greig had reached speeds of between 80 and 145km/h, travelling through controlled and uncontrolled intersections, often on the wrong side of the road forcing other drivers to take evasive action, he said. Greig had initially been stopped for driving down Papanui Road at excessive speeds at 4.53 p.m. on September 30. After a breath test he had been prohibited from driving but was caught driving again at 11.15 p.m. the same day. Sergeant Freeman said that there was a previous charge of a similar nature against Greig in 1971. BURGLARY CHARGES Three men jointly charged

with burgling the Colombo Street premises of Cellar Ghost Cellars, Ltd. early yesterday were remanded on bail to October 15. They are: Colin Lawrence Reeves, aged 25. a foreman. Christopher James Lange, aged 22, a roofer, and Peter Dennis Mann, aged 20. a bricklayer. They did not plead to the charge. -