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Raid on post office carried out six weeks after release from 10-year jail term for armed robbery, court hears

Summary

Jason Campbell, 35, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four years in prison for offences committed on February 24, 2015. Campbell pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing by using force or putting someone in fear that force would be used, and one charge of attempted robbery. Judge Martin Nolan suspended the final 18 months of the sentence on strict conditions, requiring Campbell to co-operate with the Probation Service for that period. The court heard that Campbell, armed with a hatchet, raided Glenview Post Office in Tallaght, where he allegedly terrified customers into handing over €45, before robbing €2,200 from a doctor's surgery on Old Bawn Way. Garda Stephen Murray testified that Campbell was arrested after evading initial capture by hiding under a parked truck. The judge noted Campbell's long history of serious convictions, including a 13-year sentence for armed robbery in May 2005, from which he was released early after serving ten years. Despite defense counsel Sarah-Jane O'Callaghan's arguments that Campbell was a long-term addict motivated to change and had become drug-free, the judge refused bail for treatment due to his criminal record. The matter was finalized with this sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Raid on post office carried out six weeks after release from 10-year jail term for armed robbery, court hears. Charges or matters: two charges of stealing by using force or putting someone in fear that force would be used, and one charge of attempted robbery on February 24, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• February 24, 2015 Incident
• May 2005 Other
• 2015-10-22 Publication

Why: He accepted that Campbell had ambitions to rid himself of his addictions but said he couldn't allow him out on bail to attend for treatment because of his long history of conviction for serious crimes. CNI source report

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Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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Read the original CNI report