Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, suspect

Born

2002, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft, Theft (unlawful taking of a vehicle); handling stolen property; driving without insurance or licence; making gain or causing loss by deception, Theft (shoplifting); producing a pen-knife

Where

Co. Louth

Reporting

3 reports, 25 Mar 2022 to 5 May 2023

Outlets

dundalkdemocrat.ie

• Dundalk man jailed for stealing from unlocked cars Theft · Co. Louth

  Craig Keenan, a 21-year-old man of Aisling Park, Cox's Demesne, Dundalk, Louth, took property from several unlocked cars at three addresses in Cois Farraige, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrock, after gardaí received a report on August 7th last that a car had been broken into overnight. He was arrested at his home, where cash, an iPhone and sunglasses were found, and he admitted theft, interfering with a stationary car and stealing a pedal cycle. Reports differ on the sentence: one says he was jailed for two months, while the other says a four-month term was imposed with the final two months suspended for a year, subject to engaging with the Probation Service. Sentencing at Dundalk District Court was reported on 7 May 2023 as having taken place the previous week.

  Sentenced, 5 May 2023Convicted · 1 report
• Dundalk man given suspended sentence over stolen Audi car Theft (unlawful taking of a vehicle); handling stolen property; driving without insurance or licence; making gain or causing loss by deception · Co. Louth

  On 6 August 2022 an Audi was taken from outside a house at Earl Place, Mounthamilton, Co Louth, and a stolen AIB debit card was later used at Applegreen, Newry Road, Dundalk. Craig Keenan, 20, of Dundalk, was charged with theft of the car, handling stolen property, driving without insurance or a driving licence, and making gain or causing loss by deception. At Dundalk District Court, Judge Eirinn McKiernan imposed a six-month sentence suspended for 18 months on a €200 bond, subject to engaging with the Probation Service and entering rehabilitation. The sentencing, reported in March 2023, is the latest development.

  Sentenced, 8 Mar 2023Convicted · 1 report
• Man sentenced for shoplifting and producing a pen-knife in Dundalk Theft (shoplifting); producing a pen-knife · Co. Louth

  Craig Keenan, a 20-year-old man, stole two large bottles of brandy and vodka from a supermarket in Dundalk on 26 June 2021. He was pursued by a security guard and, when confronted on the grounds of the Holy Family Church, lunged at the guard, attempted to hit him with a bottle, and produced a pen-knife making stabbing motions. He was charged with theft and producing a pen-knife. Judge Eirinn McKiernan at Dundalk District Court sentenced him to four months, backdated to 16 December 2021, noting 28 previous convictions.

  Sentenced, 25 Mar 2022Suspect · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 5 May2023
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Dundalk man jailed for stealing from unlocked cars

   Dundalk man who stole property from unlocked cars jailed

   convicted, Craig Keenan, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Craig Keenan♂21IE
2. 8 Mar2023
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Dundalk man given suspended sentence over stolen Audi car

   Dundalk man charged in connection with theft of car given suspended sentence

   convicted, Craig Keenan, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Craig Keenan♂20IE
3. 25 Mar2022
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Man sentenced for shoplifting and producing a pen-knife in Dundalk

   Shoplifter produced a pen-knife after being pursued by a security guard at a Dundalk supermarket

   suspect, Craig Keenan, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Craig Keenan♂20IE

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