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Drink-driving charges cost man $300

Wednesday 23 December 2015 | Published in Crime

Twenty four criminal cases were brought before the High Court and Justice of the Peace Georgina Williams on Thursday December 17.

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Youths offered second chance

Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Crime

Three young men have been given a second chance by police after they were found breaking into a business in Avarua and stealing alcohol.

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Fatality has community reeling

Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Crime

The community is reeling from the fifth fatality on Rarotonga roads this year.

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Speeding, bad driving leads to confiscations

Tuesday 8 December 2015 | Published in Crime

Four people were forbidden from driving and had their motorbikes confiscated for speeding and “bad driver behaviour” last weekend.

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Thief shoots through with pineapple plants

Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Crime

A case involving the theft of 400 pineapple shoots in Aitutaki has the community outraged.

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Good Samaritan has phone stolen

Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Crime

In a strange turn of events, an act of goodwill has left a local man with no cell phone after an incident outside Hidies nightclub early on Saturday morning.

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Justice to deal with wide variety of cases

Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Justice Christine Grice has returned to Rarotonga and will preside over the Cook Islands High Court until Friday, December 4.

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Police warn of active burglars

Monday 23 November 2015 | Published in Crime

A number of burglaries at various locations around the island were reported to police over the weekend.

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Assault charges land 12 in court

Thursday 19 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Twelve assault-related cases were brought before the High Court and Justice of the Peace John Kenning on Thursday, November 12.

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Conditional driver's licence denied

Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Fifteen criminal cases were brought before the High Court and Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi on Thursday, November 5.

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Crash landing for Sevens participant

Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Crime

One visiting rugby player’s dreams of a great experience at the Rugby Sevens in Heaven tournament came crashing down in the early hours of Sunday morning when he smashed a rental vehicle at Blackrock, Nikao.

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Driver to pay $2000 in reparations

Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Three cases were called before Justice of the Peace Carmen Temata in the High Court on Tuesday, November 3.

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'Miscommunication' delays cannabis case

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Fifteen cases were brought before Justice of the Peace Georgina Williams in the High Court on Thursday October 29.

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Computer hack claim dismissed

Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Speculation surrounds how the Cook Islands Herald obtained a leaked legal opinion which led to a court injunction being issued against the weekly newspaper.

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Pitt refuses to be arrested

Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Crime

The government is taking steps to stop a legal opinion about its financial processes being made public, with police trying to arrest Cook Islands Herald publisher George Pitt yesterday.

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Alcohol factor in three accidents

Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Crime

Police warnings are beginning to sound like a broken record as they again ask the public to stop drinking and driving on Rarotonga’s roads.

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Police learn how to deal with domestic violence

Thursday 29 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime

In a bid to better understand ways of handling the rising number of domestic violence cases in this country, officers from the Cook Islands Police Service have been taking part in a training programme in Fiji.

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Counselling leads to dismissal of charge

Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Crime

Twenty-two cases were brought before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi in the High Court on Thursday, October 22.

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Domestic violence cases worry police

Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Crime

Domestic violence fuelled by alcohol continues to a community concern for police.

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Cook Islands-flagged ship in drug bust

Wednesday 21 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime

A Cook Islands-flagged ship has been detained by Italian police after the vessel was found carrying more than 20 tonnes of cannabis with an estimated street value of NZ$336m.

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