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Case No. 30947Theft (shoplifting) · Co. Kildare · 12 Sep 2021

Brothers fined for clothing thefts at Kildare Village, Zara and Penneys

Two brothers from Portarlington were each fined €300 at Naas District Court for stealing clothing items from Kildare Village, Zara, and Penneys in Newbridge on 12 September 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced29 Apr
    2 reports
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
22 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatIonel Muntean, 22, lives at 2 Kilmalogue Garden, Portarlington (kildarenow.com)
  • whatVasile Munteanu, 19, lives at 4 Spa Street, Portarlington (kildarenow.com)
  • whatA t-shirt worth €30 was stolen from Guess in Kildare Village (kildarenow.com)
  • whatFour pairs of jeans worth €160 were stolen from Zara in Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge (kildarenow.com)
  • what€16 worth of jeans were stolen from Penneys Newbridge (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe juvenile admitted to stealing a Waterford Crystal centrepiece from a store in the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge in 2020 (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe juvenile admitted to stealing items including alcoholic beverages from the Spar store in Prosperous in 2020 (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe Waterford Crystal centrepiece was worth over €500 (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe thefts occurred on 12 September 2021 (kildarenow.com)
  • courtTwo brothers appeared in Naas District Court for stealing items (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe court appearance took place at Naas District Court on 21 April 2022 (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe pair have four months to pay the fine (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge granted a probation bond under three conditions (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe juvenile must remain under supervision with his probation officer for a further year (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe juvenile must abstain from alcohol (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe juvenile must pay a €50 contribution to the St Vincent de Paul charity (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe stolen properties had not been recovered on either occasion (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe juvenile was instructed by his cousins to steal the centrepiece (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe juvenile is under the supervision of a probation officer (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe juvenile has 16 previous convictions, 11 of which are for theft offences (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe juvenile is no longer in contact with the cousins who told him to steal the centrepiece (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe juvenile has returned to school and aims to work over the summer (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 29 Apr2022
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, follow-up
    Teen was 'an eejit' to have stolen €500 Waterford Crystal centerpiece from Kildare store, court hears

    Court sentencing of a juvenile for two 2020 thefts; probation bond granted with three conditions and liberty to re-enter the case.

    convicted, malesuspect
  2. 29 Apr2022
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Brothers fined for spree of clothing thefts at Kildare Village, Zara and Penneys

    Reports the sentencing of two brothers for a spree of clothing thefts across three stores in Kildare and Newbridge.

    convicted, Ionel Muntean, 22, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionel Munteanconvicted, Vasile Munteanu, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Vasile Munteanu