Man jailed for theft of video recorder

Press, 20 May 1987, Page 6

Man jailed for theft of video recorder

Two months jail was imposed in the District Court yesterday on Peter Gregory Jenkinson, aged .29, who had walked out of a Christchurch store with a video recorder valued at $1299 hidden under a large jacket he was wearing. . Jenkinson, unemployed, was sentenced by Judge Anderson on a charge of theft of the video recorder from the shop of Smith and Brown, Ltd, in Riccarton Road on May 1. He had pleaded guilty to the charge at an earlier appearance, when the Court heard that after Jenkinson had left the shop with the recorder he was spoken to by an employee. Jenkinson handed

'‘ back, the machine, : ,and left Spoken to later by the; police, he said he had needed money to travel to the North Island to visit a sick aunt and planned to sell the recorder for the purpose. The Judge said the offence had occurred when Jenkinson was serving a sentence of periodic detention imposed on March 30 on a theft charge. The time had come when the defendant had to take full responsibility for his offending, and the community at large must be protected from his activities. CREDIT CARD FRAUDS A young woman’s plans to travel to Australia this week had a setback when the Judge remanded her

in custody to' today for sentence, - and ' directed that a report be furnished as to her suitability for a sentence of corrective training. The defendant Vanessa Carole Rangi, aged 17, an unemployed hairdresser’s assistant, had pleaded guilty to seven, charges of using a Farmers Trading Company credit card, issued to another person, to obtain for a pecuniary advantage at various branches of that firm. Sergeant W. P. Creasey said Rangi had presented the card seven times during October 1 and 2 last year to obtain goods to a total value of $1359. He said the credit card

had come into the defendants possession after it had been posted to' the. real owner’s address, from which that person had shifted. ‘ Rangi told the police she had been given the card by. a friend but ; would not identify the person. She also claimed she had given the goods to the friend. Full restitution was sought Rangi’s counsel, Mr H. C. Matthews, said she had advised that she had an airline ticket to travel to Australia this week. He said she was in a position to pay a substantial fine “on an immediate basis.” The Judge said he wished to see probation

reports which were prepared at the time of previous offences by Rangi, to determine whether a sentence of corrective training should be considered. He then remanded her to today. Mr Matthews sought bail but the Judge refused this because of . the number of - offences and Rangi’s possession of an airline ticket to THEFTS ALLEGED Industrial equipment valued at $1419 and owned by two local authorities was alleged to have been unlawfully received by Timothy James Borgfeldt aged 20, a storeman, from, another man when he knew the

items to have been stolen. Borgfeldt was. remanded on bail, without plea, to May,; M On charges of receiving a tip and die set indued 'at $5Ol, the property of the Heathcote County Council, between March 30 and April 7, and of receiving testing equipment, a battery,- drill and ammeteiv of a total value of $917, the< property of . the Port Hills Energy Authority, during the same period. HELPING PRISON ESCAPER ALLEGED A housewife appeared on a charge alleging she assisted an escaper from • Paparua Prison for almost a month after his escape. The woman, Gayle Vera Anne Hicks, aged 32, was remanded on ball, without < plea, to May 26 on a charge that knowing Douglas James ’Alderson to have been a party to escaping from lawful custody she received him to enable him to avoid ar- : rest. The charge relates to ’ the period from April 21 to May 16. Alderson, aged 19> appeared in the District Court on Monday before Judge -Sheehan s on: ;a charge of escaping from custody, and three subse-

quest aitojsA rMhaiun. -the ?.gaftMi? cwu&Me, aiS (if. OSMHI plant all «n Blay 16. . Alderton was ronaaded in custody, without idea, to appear on May 25. FALSE PRETENCE A solo mother who fraudulent cheqiMa at branches of Woolworths supermarkets <m June 3 last year admitted three ‘‘HTi'.SSrSSfences and remanded on bail to June 2 tor probatioh and repaiitfoii reports and sentence. Sergeant South . said Direw was Shen Mthe cheques by an associate. .She then presented these in payment tor groceries at ? r branches ■otAj.Wpob worths she visited, the first for items valued at $153, the second, 7 $2Ol, and the third, $202. ; f Seeking ball tor the defendant, her counsel, Mr M. J. Glue, sald she had a young, child dependent' on