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Jail for crack addict who sold stolen car on DoneDeal

Summary

Noel Ryan, 42, of Charleville Mall, Dublin, was sentenced to four years in prison, with the final year suspended, after pleading guilty to handling a stolen Toyota Land Cruiser, deceiving a victim at Woodie's car park in Lucan on 27 June 2016, and unlawfully taking a Ford Fiesta from Northside Shopping Centre, Coolock on 24 March 2017. The judge noted that Ryan had committed similar offences before and that the victims suffered significant losses. Ryan admitted to selling the stolen Land Cruiser on DoneDeal for €11,600 after the buyer had paid cash, and later stealing a Ford Fiesta that had been advertised on the same site. He was also found in possession of the victim's driver's licence, which he had altered. Ryan has 16 prior convictions, including burglary and robbery, and has struggled with a crack cocaine addiction. He has been on bail during these offences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for crack addict who sold stolen car on DoneDeal. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 27, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 24, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2000 and 2014 Incident
• 2019-07-08 Publication

Why: Garda Wallace agreed with counsel for Ryan that he was well-known to gardaí because of his crack cocaine addiction. CNI source report

Case subjects

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Topics

Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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Read the original CNI report