A BURGLAR who was at large for eight years after taking a bench warrant for the theft of jewellery valued at over €60,000 has been jailed for two years. A BURGLAR who was at large for eight years after taking a bench warrant for the theft of jewellery valued at over €60,000 has been jailed for two years. Burglar on bench warrant for jewellery theft worth €60k is jailed after using brother's name when stopped by gardaiMichael Fagan (48), who continued to live in the same area and signed on weekly at his local post office, gave gardai his brother's name whenever he was stopped. She noted the jewellery taken had been sold on for a tiny fraction of what it was worth and the money quickly dissipated. Fagan told gardai that he and accomplice had gone to the area to break in somewhere to get money for crack cocaine.

Source: Irish Independent January 31, 2020 17:15 UTC