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Convicted robber busted with boxes of stolen North Face gear

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Gerard Carey, aged 43, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for possessing stolen North Face clothing and a Mini Cooper. The case stemmed from a break‑in at the North Face Ireland storage depot on 30 May 2019, during which €45,000 of merchandise was stolen. Gardaí searched Carey's Tallaght home on 3 June 2019 and found €12,000 worth of North Face items, some removed from packing boxes and others still on the bed with tags. The court noted that none of the remaining merchandise had been recovered. Carey pleaded guilty to knowingly or recklessly being in possession of stolen property. He had 70 prior convictions, including a partially suspended eight‑year term for armed robbery in 2013. The judge, citing the value of the stolen goods and Carey's addiction history, imposed a three‑year term, suspended the final year on condition of engagement with Probation Services.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Convicted robber busted with boxes of stolen North Face gear. Charges or matters: knowingly or recklessly being in possession of stolen property at his home at Drumcairn Avenue, Tallaght. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• May 30, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 3, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2021-01-19 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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