Longford District Court: Two suspended sentences for theft

A Longford man received two suspended sentences for theft at last week’s sitting of Longford District Court.

Frank Gavin, with an address at 3 Canal Bank, Longford received the suspended sentences for two separate theft offences.

The first occurred at Lidl, Longford on November 9, 2022. Mr Galvin stole goods to the value of €99.99.

For this offence, he received a prison sentence of five months, suspended for 12 months.

The second theft occurred in Lloyd’s Pharmacy on February 9, 2022. For this offence, Mr Gavin received a prison sentence of 7 months, suspended for two years.

Other charges of theft came before the court, and they were taken into consideration in the sentencing.

Solicitor Frank Gearty told the court that Mr Gavin had brought €1,500 in compensation to the court. Mr Gearty went on to say that Mr Gavin was “doing what he promised.”

The solicitor added that his client had “spent a significant amount of time in custody.”

Judge Owens told Mr Gearty that, “I had my orders written earlier today that Mr Gavin was to receive a custodial sentence. If new charges come in, then these suspended sentences will be invoked.”

She accepted that Mr Gavin was “trying to deal with his addiction.”