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Grafton Street ram-raider gets 7.5 years
Summary
Lee Conlon, 44, with 89 prior convictions, was jailed for seven and a half years after pleading guilty to burglary and criminal damage at a Hugo Boss shop on Grafton Street on 18 January 2023 and to robbery, criminal damage, possession of false registration plates and using a car without the owner's consent in a post‑office robbery in Ballyfermot on 11 November 2023. In the shop incident, a car reversed into the front, causing €51,000 of damage, and Conlon stole clothing worth over €7,100. CCTV identified him and Gardaí found stolen items and evidence of attempts to sell them. In the post‑office robbery, he used a blue scaffolding pole to smash the security glass, stole over €21,800, and was the getaway driver. He was on bail for both offences at the time of each crime.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Grafton Street ram-raider gets 7.5 years. Charges or matters: one count of burglary and one of criminal damage at the Hugo Boss shop on Grafton Street on January 18, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 18, 2023 Incident
- January 31, 2023 Other
- November 11, 2023 Incident
- 2014 and 2017 Other
- 2024-03-14 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of burglary and one of criminal damage at the Hugo Boss shop on Grafton Street on January 18, 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan today handed Conlon a global sentence of seven and a half years, taking his personal circumstances and mitigation into account. Judge Nolan said he would impose a sentence of 18 months in relation to the burglary at Hugo Boss and a consecutive six-year sentence for the post office robbery.
Places mentioned
- Dublin's Grafton Street
- Grafton Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Meath Place
- Thomas Street
- Dublin
Topics
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