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Jail for man caught "blue handed" with €70,000 stolen in two separate cash in transit robberies

Date
2014-12-02

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Crumlin

County
Dublin

Summary

Stephen Cummins, aged 23, was sentenced to three years in prison after being caught with €70,000 of stolen cash from two separate cash‑in‑transit robberies. He was found in a park with blue dye on his trousers and runners, and earlier a man was seen running along garden walls with money falling from his pockets. In the first incident, an empty cash box was discovered at the back of Crumlin Children's Hospital; a follow‑up search of a nearby home revealed the stolen cash stained with blue/purple dye. Cummins later admitted responsibility for the cash. He pleaded guilty to possession of €40,000 at Curlew Road in Drimnagh on 16 July 2012 and €30,000 at Landen Road in Ballyfermot on 16 August 2012. He has 28 prior convictions for road traffic offences and one for unlawful possession of drugs.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for man caught "blue handed" with €70,000 stolen in two separate cash in transit robberies. Charges or matters: possession of €40,000 worth of stolen cash at Curlew Road in Drimnagh on July 16, 2012; possession of €30,000 worth of stolen cash at Landen Road in Ballyfermot on August 16, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 16, 2012 Incident
August 16, 2012 Incident
July 14 2012 Other
2014-12-02 Publication

Why: He said the reason why Cummins, who was aware the money was from the proceeds of crime, did not report it was because he "didn't want to get into trouble" and that "you never know who would come knocking at the door looking for it. CNI source report

Case subjects

Stephen Cummins

Defendant

Charges: possession of €40,000 worth of stolen cash at Curlew Road in Drimnagh on July 16, 2012; possession of €30,000 worth of stolen cash at Landen Road in Ballyfermot on August 16, 2012 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He also has a serious heart condition." Judge Martin Nolan said Cummins "must have been aware the money was procured as a result of crimes as the blue dye must have alerted him." "He appears to be an intelligent young man and a hard worker from the references handed in and his girlfriend's mother speaks highly of him," said Judge Nolan, before he handed Cummins a three year sentence.