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Burglar with suspected links to organised crime to be extradited to UK

Summary

A High Court judge in Dublin ordered the surrender of Laurence 'Larry' Connors, 29, to the United Kingdom to face three burglary charges linked to alleged thefts of clothing, jewellery, accessories and cash exceeding £100,000 from homes in Kilbride, Hamilton and Cumbernauld, Glasgow, in January 2018. The European Arrest Warrant, issued in November 2019, states the offences are aggravated by a connection with a serious organised crime organisation. Connors, already in custody on other matters and scheduled for release from prison in 2026, was arrested under the warrant in May 2020. He had previously been sentenced in February 2020 by Cork Circuit Criminal Court to ten years, with the final two years suspended, for burglary, possession of stolen property and endangerment of Gardaí. Connors has appealed the severity of that sentence. The judge, Mr Justice Paul Coffey, ordered his surrender but postponed the transfer to March 22, 2021, by which time his appeal is expected to be finalised.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Burglar with suspected links to organised crime to be extradited to UK. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• January 2018 Incident
• September 2019 Incident
• March 22, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2020-11-27 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Burglary Stage Sentence Theft

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