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A man caught drink-driving on two successive nights was referred to the pilot DUI court yesterday. Quincy Simmons was clocked at 84km/h on Crow Lane near Hamilton and pulled over by police, Magistrates’ Court heard. He told officers: “I’m trying to g...

A man caught with a knife in the street claimed he carried it to protect himself against a vengeful ex-girlfriend. Police arrested Darren Anglin after they received a complaint, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Officers saw Anglin, 33, throw up hi...

A man caught on a motorbike while nearly three times the drink-driving limit was disqualified at the time, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Delano Burgess, 39, was fined more than $3,000 and given a further driving ban after he admitted drink-driv...

Court reports were ordered on a man who admitted threatening police on Front Street. Police were contacted by the staff of a nightclub after Jamal Bascome, 33, refused to leave. The officers approached Bascome, who insulted them. He also told them: “...

A homeless man who threatened to cut off the Premier’s head pleaded guilty to two charges of making death threats yesterday. Jared Gordon, 29, admitted he sent two threatening e-mails to David Burt. But he denied a count of blackmail, and the prosecu...

A dozen driving offences cost a teenager $7,270 in fines and an 18-month ban at Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Chez Rogers, 18, also had 57 points added to his driving licence. Rogers, from St George’s, admitted dangerous driving, failure to stop for ...

A 53-year-old man was convicted yesterday of sex offences against a schoolgirl more than 20 years ago. Pernell Brangman committed a string of sex offences against the woman, who was aged 10 and 11 at the time. The Supreme Court jury returned a unanim...

A bartender screamed for his wife to call the police as he was stabbed 13 times in an attempted robbery outside his home, Supreme Court heard yesterday. Borislav Angelov said he was attacked by two men after they chased him along Harbour Road. He sai...

A woman sobbed in court yesterday as she told a jury she was a victim of repeated sex assaults that started when she was aged just 10. The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said she performed sex acts for fast food and “trinkets” on ...

A man who raced away from two men on a bike who threatened him on a road near where another man was later stabbed relived the event at a Supreme Court trial yesterday. Jahvon Mallory said he was riding along Harbour Road in the early hours when he wa...