Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between November 1992 and November 1993, from the ages reported

Offences

Aggravated burglary; impersonating a member of An Garda Síochána

Where

Co. Cork

Reporting

1 report, 23 Nov 2021 to 23 Nov 2021

Outlets

thejournal.ie

• Jail term increased for Cork burglar who posed as Garda Aggravated burglary; impersonating a member of An Garda Síochána · Co. Cork

  Christopher Jones, 28, broke into the home of an 83-year-old cocooning pensioner in Cork city at 4am on 17 April 2020, shone a torch into her face and told her he was a Garda. Armed with a baseball bat, he and an accomplice stole €2,500, £80 and a confirmation card containing €200. Jones pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and impersonating a member of An Garda Síochána, along with other planned burglaries of houses in Cork city during the first Covid lockdown. He was originally sentenced to five years with 12 months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in February 2021, but the Court of Appeal quashed that and substituted six years with 12 months suspended in November 2021.

  Sentenced, 23 Nov 2021Convicted · 1 report

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1. 23 Nov2021
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Jail term increased for Cork burglar who posed as Garda

   Burglar who told cocooning pensioner he was a Garda during 4am raid has jail time increased

   convicted, Christopher Jones, 28, male, namedChristopher Jones♂28

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