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Dublin man who used crowbar and angle grinder to destroy parking meter remanded in custody
Summary
Peter Moore, 25, of Lynnwood, Ballyboughal, was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to criminal damage at Chapel Lane, Swords, on 20 January 2015. He used a crowbar and angle grinder to destroy a parking meter because he was angry about a parking fine. Garda Amanda King arrested him after finding the tools in a boot of a nearby car. Fingal County Council estimated the damage at €11,000, covering replacement, disposal and removal of the old meter's concrete base. Moore's defence offered €3,000 in compensation and highlighted his cocaine and alcohol addiction, his role as a carer for his mother with motor neuron disease, and his work with the Homeless World Cup charity. Judge Martin Nolan described him as a vandal, noted his 47 prior convictions, and adjourned sentencing to 23 June, stating the cost of reinstating the meter was not fully understood.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dublin man who used crowbar and angle grinder to destroy parking meter remanded in custody. Charges or matters: criminal damage at Chapel Lane, Swords on January 20, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 20, 2015 Adjournment
- June 23 Adjournment
- 2015-06-09 Publication
Why: A Dublin man who used a crowbar and angle grinder to destroy a parking meter because he was annoyed about a fine has been remanded in custody pending sentence later this month. CNI source report
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Defendant
Charges: criminal damage at Chapel Lane, Swords on January 20, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan adjourned the case to June 23 next for sentence after saying he didn't realise it was so expensive to re-instate a parking meter.; Judge Nolan adjourned the case to June 23 next for sentence after saying he didn't realise it was so expensive to re-instate a parking meter.
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