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A 62-year-old who ignored the advice of officers not to drive was yesterday banned from driving all vehicles.
Jerry Looby, from Devonshire, was arrested on Cedar Park Road at 11.20am on November 10. The court heard that officers were on duty in the a...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A notorious fraudster admitted committing a host of scams including “dognapping” a puppy on Christmas Eve, stealing credit cards and swindling car buyers out of money.
Mother-of-three Wendy Francis even altered a cheque made out to her own husband in...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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A man caught attempting to trade in stolen jewellery was remanded into custody after he admitted receiving more than $13,000 of stolen goods.
However the defendant, 24-year-old Pembroke resident Malik Cann, denied actually stealing the items from the...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Nissan March car listed for sale on eMoo caused a headache for five motorists after serial con artist Wendy Francis ran off with their deposits in summer 2012.
During Francis’s sentencing for a total of 36 offences yesterday (see main story), prose...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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A fisherman strangled a woman, tied her body up with string and dumped it in the sea, Supreme Court heard yesterday.
David Wayne DeSilva, 47, was originally charged with murdering Denise Evans-Wilkinson, 46.
He was due to stand trial yesterday, but ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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A female student who swore and spat at officers has received two years’ probation.
Jasmine Hendrickson, 22, admitted committing the September 22 offence when she appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
Officers said they saw her outside Chewstick, on Court S...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A widow who injured two officers by crashing into a marked police car admitted she had been drinking and driving.
Karen Cannonier, 55, of Chaingate Hill, Devonshire, was arrested following the collision, which took place at around 12.30am on Sunday.
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DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Paterson Contracting has shut its doors and is set to be wound up after falling more than $1 million in debt.
The company had struggled due to the slowdown of the construction industry and has already laid off all of its staff.
According to a notice ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two brothers and a young woman have been jailed for ambushing two people trying to buy drugs.
Ezra Williams, 27, received a six-year sentence from Acting Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe. His brother, Ezra Ararat, 25, and Zharrin Simmons, 20, were each sente...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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An international tennis champion who killed a tourist through drunk driving was yesterday jailed for 15 months.
David Thomas, 23, hit American university professor Alexander Doty, 58, on August 1 after consuming six alcoholic drinks on an evening cru...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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