Ireland Case No. 30252Theft (shoplifting) · Co. Kildare · 14 Feb 2016
Man sentenced for Newbridge shoplifting thefts in 2016
Vasile Robert Ion, 26, was accused of stealing alcohol from a Super Valu on Athgarvan Road, Newbridge, on 14 and 18 February 2016, and goods from TK Maxx in Newbridge on 16 February 2016. All the stolen property was recovered after he was stopped by security staff. He appeared before Naas District Court on 26 August 2021, where Judge Miriam Walsh imposed consecutive custody terms of four months each. The sentence was reported on 31 August 2021.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced31 Aug
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The defendant was accused of stealing alcohol worth €527 and €377 from a Super Valu store.
- The defendant was accused of stealing goods worth €783 from TK Maxx in Newbridge on 16 February 2016.
- Where
- The Super Valu store is on Athgarvan Road, Newbridge, County Kildare.
- When
- The Super Valu thefts were alleged to have happened on 14 and 18 February 2016.
- Charges
- He faced three shoplifting allegations in Newbridge in February 2016.
- Other details
- He was said to have taken security items off clothing before being stopped by security staff.
- All the stolen property was recovered.
- The defendant has 14 convictions, all but one of which occurred after the 2016 incidents.
- It was said that he came to Ireland in 2015 and was under pressure to pay rent and other bills, and the theft was described as an act of desperation.
- He has a partner and two children aged two and four.
- He had previously worked in construction in Romania and intends to work in that sector in Ireland.
- Judge Miriam Walsh described him as a man of discerning taste after hearing the brand names and value of the brandy bottles.
- In court
- He appeared before Naas District Court on 26 August 2021.
- Sentence
- Judge Miriam Walsh imposed consecutive custody terms of four months each.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHe was accused of stealing alcohol worth €527 and €377 from a Super Valu at Athgarvan Road, Newbridge, on 14 and 18 February 2016 (kildarenow.com)
- whatHe was accused of stealing goods worth €783 from TK Maxx in Newbridge on 16 February 2016 (kildarenow.com)
- courtVasile Robert Ion, 26, appeared before Naas District Court on 26 August 2021 (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceJudge Miriam Walsh imposed consecutive custody terms of four months each (kildarenow.com)
- otherAll stolen property was recovered (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe defendant took security items off clothing and was stopped by security staff (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe defendant has 14 convictions, all but one of which occurred after the 2016 incidents (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe defendant came to Ireland in 2015 and was under pressure to pay rent and other bills (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe theft was described as an act of desperation (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe defendant has a partner and two children aged two and four (kildarenow.com)
- otherHe had previously worked in construction in Romania and intends to work in that sector in Ireland (kildarenow.com)
- otherJudge Miriam Walsh described the defendant as a man of discerning taste after hearing the brand names and value of the brandy bottles (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Aug2021Newbridge alcohol theft man has 'discerning taste' Naas court hears
Reports the sentencing of Vasile Robert Ion to consecutive four-month custody terms for three shoplifting offences in Newbridge in February 2016, including details of his background and the judge's comments.
convicted, Vasile Robert Ion, 26, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Vasile Robert Ion