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Warrant issued for catering equipment thief

Summary

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who failed to attend his sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Hassan Bilal, aged 38, of Church Street, Tullamore, Co Offaly, had pleaded guilty to burglary and theft of catering equipment valued at over €10,000 belonging to a Mayo businessman. The items stolen on 18 May 2015 included a commercial freezer, deep fat fryers, mixing bowls, trays, a chip holder, a burger fryer, microwave, food blender and chopping boards. Bilal has 24 previous convictions for road traffic offences. His defence counsel informed the court she was unable to contact her client and could not oppose a prosecution application for an arrest warrant. Judge Elma Sheahan granted the warrant.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Warrant issued for catering equipment thief. Charges or matters: burglary and theft of a commercial freezer, two deep fat fryers, two stainless steel mixing bowls, two stainless steel mixing trays, a stainless steel chip holder, a commercial hot plate burger fryer, a microwave, a food blender and food chopping boards, valued at €10,016 on May 18, 2015. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• May 18, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2019-05-27 Publication

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Topics

Burglary Road Traffic Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft

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