PRISON FOR THEFT AT CITY BANK

Date Published: 22-Mar-2011

A 23-year-old man has been given an 8 month prison sentence for targetting staff-only areas in banks and premises in the city to rob staff purses and wallets.

Dean Price, from Apartment 33, Russell House, Broad Street, Limerick was also given a 9-month suspended sentence for attempted theft, when he appeared before Galway District Court.

Dean Price pleaded guilty to stealing a purse from the staff area at AIB, Lynch’s Castle, on January 12th last.

He also pleaded guilty to walking into a staff area at Carl Scarpa, Shop Street on the same date and stealing another purse there.