Ireland Man sentenced to 16 months for theft and burglary in Dundalk
Leonard Gorman, a 51-year-old man with an alcohol addiction and 52 previous convictions, committed a series of thefts, a burglary, and criminal damage offences around Dundalk town centre between May 2019 and July 2021. The offences included stealing a high-visibility jacket, a Michael Kors handbag with €170 in cash, a Trek bike, an extendable ladder, and a CCTV camera, as well as breaking into a shop and damaging a shutter and camera. He was captured on CCTV on several occasions, including once wearing a pillow case over his head and socks on his hands. The case was heard at Dundalk District Court, where Judge Eirinn McKiernan imposed sentences totalling 16 months, backdated to 8 July 2021 when the defendant went into custody.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced11 Sep
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Between May 2019 and July 2021 the defendant stole a high-visibility jacket, a Michael Kors handbag containing an Orla Kiely purse and €170 in cash, a Trek bike, an extendable ladder, and a CCTV camera.
- On 9 September 2020 a shop was broken into causing €200 in damage, but nothing was stolen as the shop had been left empty.
- In February 2021 the defendant damaged a shutter on Clanbrassil Street and used an axe to break a CCTV camera at a shop he had previously broken into.
- Where
- The offences were committed around Dundalk town centre, Louth, and the defendant lives on Church Street, Dundalk.
- Investigation
- A construction worker reported the jacket theft after seeing the defendant wearing it, gardaí observed the defendant carrying a bike missing a wheel, and CCTV captured him on several occasions including once with a pillow case over his head and socks on his hands.
- Charges
- The defendant faced charges of theft, burglary, and criminal damage.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dundalk District Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Eirinn McKiernan imposed sentences totalling 16 months, backdated to 8 July 2021 when the defendant went into custody.
- Other details
- The defendant is a 51-year-old man with an alcohol addiction and 52 previous convictions.
18 statements extracted from the articles
- whatOn 30 May 2019 the defendant stole a high-visibility jacket. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatOn 8 September 2020 the defendant stole a Michael Kors handbag containing an Orla Kiely purse and €170 in cash from an Audi parked on Church Street. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatOn 9 September 2020, shortly before 2am, a shop was broken into causing €200 in damage. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatNothing was stolen from the shop till because it had been left empty. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatOn 10 September 2020 the defendant stole a Trek bike that had been left outside a local Costcutter store for a matter of minutes. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatIn November 2020 the defendant was captured on CCTV taking an extendable ladder from a premises on Clanbrassil Street. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatIn January 2021 gardaí saw the defendant carrying a bike that was missing a wheel, matching a later reported stolen bike. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatIn February 2021 the defendant damaged the shutter of a premises on Clanbrassil Street. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatIn February 2021 the defendant used an axe to break a CCTV camera of a shop he had previously broken into. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatIn July 2021 CCTV showed the defendant with a pillow case over his head and wearing socks on his hands. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatOn the same date as the pillow-case CCTV, a camera was stolen from a shop the defendant had previously targeted. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe defendant lives at an address on Church Street, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationA construction worker reported the jacket theft after seeing the defendant wearing it. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dundalk District Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceJudge Eirinn McKiernan imposed sentences totalling 16 months. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe sentences were backdated to 8 July 2021 when the defendant went into custody. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe defendant is a 51-year-old man with an alcohol addiction. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe defendant had 52 previous convictions. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Sep202151 year old man sentenced for a series of crimes around Dundalk Town Centre
Sentencing report covering multiple offences spanning 2019–2021, including thefts of a jacket, handbag, bikes, ladder and camera, a burglary, and damage to a shutter and CCTV camera. Gorman had 52 previous convictions and his solicitor attributed the offending to an alcohol addiction.
convicted, Leonard Gorman, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Leonard Gorman