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Thief racks up 11 convictions for stealing electric toothbrushes from same Boots store

Date
2020-01-28

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Mareks Treinovskis, 34, was found guilty of stealing electric toothbrushes from Boots on Grafton Street on 29 June and 22 July 2019. He had previously been convicted of the same offence at the same store, with nine earlier convictions for the same thefts. The Garda identified him via CCTV footage and he was released on bail. In June 2018 he received a nine‑month sentence for nine thefts of electric toothbrushes from the same shop. Judge Melanie Greally, hearing the case, noted that the offences were not particularly serious in isolation but were "very concerning" given the repeat nature. She sentenced him to six months for the earlier theft and 12 months for the later theft, to run consecutively, and then suspended the entire 12‑month sentence on strict conditions, including a prohibition on entering any Boots store in Dublin for 12 months.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Thief racks up 11 convictions for stealing electric toothbrushes from same Boots store. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

June 29, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
July 22, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
2020-01-28 Publication

Why: She then suspended the entirety of the 12 month sentence on strict conditions including that he not enter any Boots store in Dublin for any reason for a period of 12 months. CNI source report

Case subjects

Mareks Treinovskis

Accused

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Greally sentenced him to six months imprisonment for the earlier theft. She sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment for the later theft which she ordered to run consecutive to the other sentence.