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Jail for homeless man who repeatedly stole toothbrushes

Summary

Mareks Treinovskis, 32, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for repeatedly stealing electric toothbrushes and razors from the Grafton Street branch of Boots. He entered the store eight times between February and September 2017, taking items worth €4,323, none of which were recovered. Gardaí seized almost €400 worth of stolen Gillette razors after one theft. Treinovskis pleaded guilty to four counts of theft, with four additional counts considered. He had been arrested multiple times, first in April after CCTV captured him stealing Braun shavers and a toothbrush, and again in September and November. He has 56 prior convictions, mainly theft, criminal damage and traffic offences. The court noted his heroin addiction, his clean status at the time of sentencing, and his desire to improve contact with his young daughter. Judge Melanie Greally backdated the sentence to 11 November 2017.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for homeless man who repeatedly stole toothbrushes. Charges or matters: four counts of theft carried out between February 20 and September 25, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• February 20 Incident
• September 25, 2017 Incident
• November 11, 2017 Other
• 2018-06-18 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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