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Offender Databases Dion McKenzie

Dion Lance McKenzie

Alias

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Offences

Serious assault and aggravated robbery of a Wellington woman in early 1994
A spate of ten arsons from November 1997 to early 1998
Another arson in December 2000
Also indecent assault of a Titahi Bay woman in March 2009, plus assault and abduction of a Palmerston North woman later in 2009

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1969

Current Location

At large

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 4 years in June 1994, later reduced to 2 years on appeal
Released April 1995
Sentenced to 3 years in October 1998 for the ten arsons
Released late 1999
Sentenced to just 2 years in March 2010 for the indecent assault

Background
- NZ Herald story here
A former volunteer firefighter was found guilty yesterday of attempting to burn down the Big Save Furniture store in Paraparaumu in December 2000. Dion Lance McKenzie, 33, a manager, set fire to a bin next to the building, the Wellington District Court was told.

After the verdict it was revealed that McKenzie, a former Petone volunteer firefighter, was sentenced to three years' jail in 1998 after he admitted lighting 10 fires, including one that damaged the station where he worked. McKenzie will be sentenced on November 16

From WYSIWYG October 1998
A volunteer Petone firefighter is beginning a three year jail sentence after admitting to a spate of arson attacks in the region. 29 year old Dion Lance McKenzie was sentenced today on ten arson charges dating back to November 1997. The court heard how the emotionally distressed volunteer firefighter developed an uncontrollable urge to light fires after the deaths of his brother and stepfather. The arsons caused more than $45,000 worth of damage, but Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce spokesman Michael Romanos admits he has some sympathy for McKenzie.

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