Crime

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Explicit videos sent to win back ex-partner

Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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Dunedin man sent explicit videos to win back ex-partner

A Dunedin man’s relentless pursuit of his ex-partner included sending her 1000 messages in 10 days and videos of him performing sex acts.

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How web of lies eventually unravelled

Garth McLachlan was jailed for a year but is understood to be considering an appeal. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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How web of lies eventually unravelled

When Garth McLachlan was jailed this week, it was 27 months since the hit-and-run that claimed the life of a beloved Owaka farmer.

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Wrecked hotel room to ‘get arrested’

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Wrecked hotel room to ‘get arrested’

A man whose rock’n’roll antics caused $10,000 of damage to a Dunedin hotel room did it to "get arrested".

Woman charged with trespass

A woman trespassed from a Dunedin funeral home has been arrested and charged after returning to the premises and allegedly picking flowers from floral displays while abusing staff.

‘Multiple’ officers used to restrain man; no charges laid

Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

‘Multiple’ officers used to restrain man; no charges laid

"Multiple" police officers were required to restrain and arrest a 26-year-old man who ran amok at Woolworths Dunedin Central supermarket on Wednesday night.

Man dodges conviction in assault case

After a day of drinking a Dunedin man tried to go to his mother’s home, but instead he entered the wrong house and punched an occupant.

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Blackmailer sent back to prison

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Blackmailer sent back to prison

A Dunedin honey-trap blackmailer is back behind bars after just two months on parole.

Shoplifter foiled by staff from store she hit days earlier - police

Staff at a Meridian Mall outlet helped catch a criminal after a well-known shoplifter was spotted wandering around the central city shopping complex.

Man charged after kneeing officer in groin - police

A Dunedin man unhappy with police attempting to provide first aid to his friend kneed an officer in the groin, police say.

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Extra jail time for assault on officer

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Extra jail time for assault on officer

A Corrections officer was left battered and bruised after two Otago prisoners attacked him in a caged corridor, a court has heard.

Red light runner gets airborne in South Dunedin

Red light runner gets airborne in South Dunedin

A Dunedin man with a need for speed was taken off the streets after he flew his car through a red light.

Inquest ends with conflicting opinions

Inquest ends with conflicting opinions

A coroner says his conclusions about how Lachie Jones died will not attempt to prove anyone right or wrong.

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Vicious rapist gets seven-year sentence

A judge called Dean Henderson’s rape "unusually callous". PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Vicious rapist gets seven-year sentence

A Dunedin man’s vicious rape — which he filmed on his victim’s phone — was "sexual violence in its truest form", a court has heard.

Australian driver caught nearly five times alcohol limit

An Australian man on holiday was caught driving nearly five times over the legal alcohol limit after police noticed an "extremely strong smell of alcohol" wafting from his vehicle.