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Serial burglar broke in to community centre 3 weeks after release from 11-year sentence
Summary
Anthony Connors, 40, with 47 prior convictions, was arrested after breaking into the Daughter's of Charity Community Services centre on 13 October 2015, three weeks after his release from an 11‑year sentence in September 2015. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Connors had relapsed into drug use after release and now seeks residential drug treatment. Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned sentencing to 10 October to allow him to attend treatment, ordering that he be collected from prison by Coolmine therapeutic community staff and that Gardaí be notified if he leaves the program. Garda Aidan Noonan reported that a staff member found a laptop missing from her desk; CCTV identified Connors acting suspiciously, leading to his arrest the next day. Connors had previously received an 11‑year sentence in 2009 for burglary, false imprisonment, robbery and handling stolen property. He was released on 26 September 2015.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial burglar broke in to community centre 3 weeks after release from 11-year sentence. Charges or matters: burglary at the Daughter's of Charity Community Services, Henrietta Street on October 13, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2015 Incident
- October 13, 2015 Adjournment
- October 10th Adjournment
- September 26, 2015 Incident
- 2016-05-12 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: burglary at the Daughter's of Charity Community Services, Henrietta Street on October 13, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Connors received an eleven year sentence in 2009 for offences including burglary, false imprisonment, robbery and handling stolen property. Mark Lynam BL, defending, said Connors had spent much of his long sentence on protection and in solitary confinement.; Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned sentencing until October 10th to allow Connors to attend for residential treatment.
Places mentioned
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft
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