Wicklow gardaí discover bank cards and Samsung tablet during search of home
The Wicklow PeopleA Bray man has been released on bail after Gardaí uncovered company property and multiple bank cards during a search of his home.
Jamie Coey (21), of Old Court Drive, Bray, pleaded guilty at Bray District Court to five offences. The charges include failing to provide Gardaí with a phone access code, possession of stolen property, failure to appear, and theft.
Sergeant Mick Canavan told the court that on March 19, 2025, Gardaí received a complaint from a manager at FloGas. The manager reported that a former employee, Mr Coey, had been working under an alias as a door-to-door salesman.
Mr Coey was using the name “Alex” and had failed to return items issued to him in the company’s starter pack. These included a Samsung tablet valued at €400, a jacket worth €100, and an ID badge.
On March 27, 2024, Gardaí searched the home of Mr Coey’s parents, where they discovered a Samsung tablet, an ID card in the name of “Alex”, a black wallet belonging to a man named Samu Huurre, and multiple credit cards.
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The court was told that the wallet contained several cards, including a Santander chip-and-pin card and an American Express card belonging to a man named D.S. Smith.
The court was informed that Coey has 30 previous convictions, including 14 for theft, and had previously received a four-month prison sentence which was suspended for 18 months.
Mr Coey had been in custody for a little over a month before the hearing.
Solicitor for Mr Coey, Brendan Maloney, told the court that his client comes from a hardworking family and has been hampered throughout his life by cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic, lifelong condition that affects the lungs.
Counsel for the defence said that Coey had a “misunderstanding” regarding the terms of his employment with FloGas. Mr Coey told the court he had recently been ordered to engage with the Probation Service.
Judge David Kennedy directed that a probation report be prepared. An independent surety was paid by Coey’s father due to the defendant’s bench warrant history. Coey was released on continuing bail until December 11, 2025.