Scott Grant jailed after Balbriggan robbery offences

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Scott Grant was jailed for six years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the final two years suspended. The proceedings were reported on 3 May 2019.

Grant pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in December 2016 and attempted robbery on Clonard Street, Balbriggan, on 17 April 2018.

The court heard that Grant threatened staff at a Balbriggan shop while holding a piece of timber. He ran off when the manager confronted him with a wooden sweeping brush. Staff gave gardaí a description of the raider’s clothing, including pink gloves.

Later that month, Grant was spotted damaging a parking meter to get coins to feed his drug habit. A witness described a man wearing black clothes and pink gloves, and a garda later arrested a man fitting that description. Grant had a hammer down his trousers when arrested. The report said he tried to rob a different shop with a tree branch a year later.

The court also heard that Grant robbed a woman on 26 September 2018, grabbing her handbag. She fell to the ground during the attack.

Judge Patricia Ryan suspended the final two years of the sentence on condition that Grant keep the peace and engage with the Probation Service for two years after his release.

Pieter Le Vert BL, defending, said Grant was making efforts to deal with his addiction. He said Grant had worked all his life as a labourer and was looking for work.