Stealing sausages from a supermarket, crashing into two road signs and driving while disqualified has resulted in community detention for a Linkwater teen.
Kyle Francis Morrison, an unemployed 19-year-old, was already on a sentence of intensive supervision for shoplifting and wilful damage when he committed the offences last year, the Blenheim District Court was told yesterday.
Morrison pleaded guilty to three counts of shoplifting, driving while disqualified, careless driving, wilful damage and breach of community work.
At a previous court appearance, police prosecutor sergeant Graham Single said Morrison told police he drove three friends to Linkwater on December 24 last year because he was the only sober person there.
Mr Single said Morrison hit two Marlborough road signs and crashed into a row of letterboxes on Queen Charlotte Dr.
Morrison also admitted stealing $5 of sausages on December 5, 8 and 10 from Redwoodtown Supervalue because he had no money to buy food, Mr Single said.
Yesterday lawyer Gary Sawyer said Morrison now had a stable home and he had not offended since December. He said Morrison would struggle to pay reparation for the damage and shoplifting because he had not worked since December.
Judge John Walker said Morrison needed "more control wrapped around you" to make sure he was not out getting into trouble and sentenced him to three months of community detention.
Morrison was also disqualified from driving for six months but the judge did not order him to pay reparation.
A teenager who allegedly stole money from Plunket in Blenheim and broke into a second-hand clothing store has been released on bail.
Karl Keiha Pohatu, 18, unemployed, faces two counts entering Plunket and Pam's Clothing Store in central Blenheim on March 5 with intent to commit a crime, possession of a pocket knife with the intent of using it to commit a crime and disorderly behaviour.
He was released on bail without plea to reappear on May 3.
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