Dean Dukeson punctured HiLux tyre, damaged car mirror in Orange

Dean Aubury Dukeson, 44, of Elizabeth Street, Wellington, told police he was homeless and living out of his car when they found several knives in his vehicle.

Police found the knives after he used a knife to puncture a tyre on a Toyota HiLux after being asked to leave a party when he became argumentative with other guests.

Magistrate David Day fined Dukeson $440 for the property damage and another $440 for possession of the knife.

He also fined him $440 for damaging a side-mirror and panel on a Mitsubish Lancer in Hill Street the same night.

A woman had been driving down Hill Street and stopped suddenly when she saw him running onto the road and he threw his body into the side of her car.

Due to the impact of him running into the stationary vehicle the mirror was bent the wrong way damaging the internal electrics.