A 46-year-old man broke into parking meters in Christchurch up to 40 times over three months, stealing at least $20,000. Brent John Davie was charged with theft after police alleged he stole money from parking meters 178 times between January and March 2019. Davie admitted the theft charge in the Christchurch District Court in June last year, but disputed the total number of parking meters and the amount of money involved. READ MORE:* Man accused of raiding Christchurch parking meters of $60k admits theft charge* Christchurch parking meters targeted in six-figure crime spree over five months* Parking meter bandit banned from central Blenheim after repeated thefts"The cash tins would contain various amounts of cash in coin denominations varying from $1.70 to $1515 depending on the area and frequency of the coin collection," police said. Technicians would find the doors of the faulty meters had been jimmied open and the cash tins removed.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2020 02:26 UTC