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Thief swiped hot pants from back of delivery truck

Summary

Noel Dempsey, 61, was sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing four boxes of women's clothing, valued at €1,988, from the back of a delivery truck on Wicklow Street, Dublin, on 13 August 2013. Garda Joseph Heaphy reported that the lorry's tail lift had been tampered with and that CCTV footage identified Dempsey as one of two men who removed the boxes and drove away in a van linked to him. The van was found at Dempsey's home, where the stolen items were recovered. Dempsey's 99 prior convictions included 27 theft offences and 67 road traffic offences. Judge Karen O'Connor cited his health conditions, guilty plea, and bereavement as mitigating factors, noting that without them she might have imposed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence. He has been in custody since January 2017 and was scheduled for release in February.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Thief swiped hot pants from back of delivery truck. Charges or matters: stealing four boxes of women's clothes from a lorry on Wicklow Street, Dublin on August 13 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• August 13 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• May 1970 Incident
• January 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-05-16 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft

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