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Homeowner caught burglar hiding in bush
Summary
In May 2020 a burglar, Dominic Rogers, 21, was caught by a homeowner standing in a bush near the scene of a burglary in Lucan. Rogers had earlier pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a stolen car at an M1 toll plaza on 28 June 2019 and to burglary at Foxpark on 26 September 2019. He had five prior convictions, including drug possession and deception. Gardaí had CCTV showing him driving the stolen car and later found him in a bush holding a torch after a house in Lucan had been broken into. Rogers denied involvement in the burglary but later accepted responsibility. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to one year for the car offence and two years for the burglary, to run consecutively for a total of three years, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Homeowner caught burglar hiding in bush. Charges or matters: possession of a stolen car at the M1 toll plaza, Julianstown, Co Meath, on June 28, 2019; burglary at Foxpark, Finnstown, Lucan, on September 26, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 28, 2019 Incident
- September 26, 2019 Incident
- 2020-05-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of a stolen car at the M1 toll plaza, Julianstown, Co Meath, on June 28, 2019; burglary at Foxpark, Finnstown, Lucan, on September 26, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan sentenced Rogers to one year imprisonment for the earlier offence and two years imprisonment for the latter offence. He then suspended the final 12 months of the sentence on strict conditions including that Rogers follow all directions of the Probation Srvice for 12 months post release.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Burglary Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence Theft
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