Tipperary man pleads guilty to theft from a car in a housing estate
A bank card was stolen from a car in Nenagh and used in a number of shops
A Nenagh man has pleaded guilty to a number of offences related to a bank card he stole from an unlocked car.
Jason Fitzpatrick (32) of 207B Coille Bheithe, Nenagh, was before Judge Fiona Brennan on five charges of theft both contrary to Section 4 and Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 on June 19 and 20, 2024.
The defendant is also charged with burglary but has pleaded not guilty to that charge.
Section 4 is taking property without the permission of the owner and relates to the taking of the bank card and two pairs of sunglasses from the car.
Section 6 of the act is making gains or causing loss by deception and relates to the use of the stolen card.
Acting for the prosecution, Sergeant Regina McCarthy told the court that on June 20, 2024, at an address in Clonaslee, Nenagh, the defendant took and took a bank card and €75 worth of cash from an unlocked car.
The defendant is also charged with taking two pairs of sunglasses which were later found on the ground by the car.
The card was used in O’Connors, Nenagh to purchase €16.58 worth of goods, in Elverys to purchase €15 worth of items and in Inver Gortlandroe, Nenagh to purchase €61,71 worth of goods.
Judge Fiona Brennan put all matters back to October 4, 2024.