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Cash-box robber caugt hiding behind wheelie bin sent to jail

Summary

Trevor Cooke, 40, pleaded guilty to robbing a cash‑in‑transit van at Bawnogue Post Office on 3 October 2013, taking €50,000. He used a fake gun to threaten a G4S guard, seized the cash box, and fled in a car that had been reported stolen. Gardaí pursued him, and after a traffic chase he abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. He was arrested in the rear garden of a house, hiding behind a wheelie bin, and was sprayed with pepper spray. A fake gun and the cash box were recovered; the box's dye destroyed the money. Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced Cooke to six years, suspending the final three years on strict conditions, and credited him for time already spent in custody. The case was heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cash-box robber caugt hiding behind wheelie bin sent to jail. Charges or matters: robbing a cash box containing €50,000 at Bawnogue Post Office on October 3, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• October 3, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2016-07-27 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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