Not-so-clever burglar advised to go straight
A judge has told a burglar that he should consider going straight because he’s not very good at burglary.
Judge Peter Rollo jailed 25-year-old Gareth Eyre for 19 months for the burglary of the Addington Primary School on July 19.
Eyre was found with multi plugs and cords stolen from the school’s music room after a break-in, after being tracked by a police dog team.
Another offender, Nathan Ihaka Te Hana, 42, was jailed for 15 months on Wednesday after admitting being party to the burglary. He was caught at the same time, but had not entered the school himself.
Eyre’s sentencing was delayed for two days to see if Addington Primary School staff members were willing to meet him at a restorative justice meeting where he would have apologised. They declined, so his sentencing went ahead in the Christchurch District Court on Friday.
Judge Rollo told Eyre: “You have got a pattern of burglaries to your life. You have spent quite a bit of time in custody as a result.
“Your record indicates you are not particularly accomplished as a burglar because you keep getting caught.
“I suggest you make your way in the community without resort to crime. Start on a different form of life which doesn’t have you in conflict with the law.”
He jailed Eyre for 19 months, with six months of post-release conditions when he will have to undergo assessment, counselling, treatment, or training as required.
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