The Salvation Army’s Napier food bank had 2 break-ins in two days. “It’s especially disappointing when we’re in the process of helping people at this difficult time. The food that was taken would have helped quite a number of Napier families and individuals,” he said. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Burglary’
Kindly Blenheim pastor gives burglar a lift home with the loot
Monday, May 6th, 2019A burglar who stole dozens of tablets from a Marlborough primary school used a kind-hearted pastor as his getaway driver. Jesse Aaron Harper, 34, had been at a church service before wandering through the adjoining Richmond View School grounds on the evening of March 10. Read more
Jesus Christ steals from neighbours
Friday, November 25th, 2016A man named Jesus Christ has been sentenced to home detention after a burglary spree. Emmanuel Jesus Christ Prasad, 27, broke into 13 of his neighbours’ Massey homes and took food and things he could sell to pawn shops. He was yesterday sentenced to 10 months’ home detention at the Waitakere District Court for the Read more
Robbing the church at the site of Christ’s Transfiguration disgusts
Friday, October 28th, 2016
Robbing the church at the site of Christ’s Transfiguration has drawn disgusted comments. Leading Holy Land Christians called the burglary at the site “a heinous crime and an act that violates the sanctity of the Holy Sites”. They have asked the police to conduct an investigation. They hope the police will “seriously look into the matter Read more
Teen burglars ‘only had to ask’ – Sallies
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016Two teenage burglars have robbed a Salvation Army food bank in Christchurch should have visited in work hours if they were hungry, a spokesperson says. The break-in happened on Southampton Street in Sydenham shortly before 6am on Friday. Continue reading
Apology sees charges of burgling Chch cathedral dropped
Friday, April 24th, 2015Two men charged with burgling the quake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral last month have avoided prosecution. Philip Pavich, 55, and Gilbert Southworth, 46, apologised for their actions and gave money to the Anglican diocese. On March 21, motion-activated cameras detected their entry into the building. Police arrested the pair after they were caught leaving the cathedral Read more