P.E.I. man sentenced for thefts from vehicles, other offences
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A P.E.I. man who went on a theft spree from a number of automobiles and made greater than $600 in purchases with stolen bank cards has been sentenced for the offences.
Devon Morris MacLean, 32, appeared in provincial court docket in Charlottetown on Oct. 4 and pleaded responsible to 2 counts of theft, three counts of utilizing a stolen bank card, possession of a stolen bicycle, lacking court docket and breaching his launch circumstances. The offences occurred in Charlottetown between July 7 and Aug. 18.
MacLean was additionally charged with six breaches of probation because of the offences, however Crown legal professional Molly Murphy stayed these allegations.
MacLean appeared by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre for the court docket look.
Chief Choose Jeff Lantz famous that the offences have been crimes of alternative involving thefts from “straightforward targets.” The decide then described MacLean as a “nuisance to most people.”
The string of offences started on July 7 at Dairy Queen in Charlottetown when MacLean went right into a truck within the restaurant’s parking zone and stole a mobile phone. MacLean was seen on video footage placing on a masks and a change of garments previous to stealing from the truck, stated Murphy.
Then on July 9 and July 11, MacLean stole wallets from two automobiles and used stolen bank cards at a number of places. The quantities of the transactions with the stolen bank cards on these days have been $210.22 and $265.53, respectively. MacLean stole one other pockets on Aug. 2 and used the sufferer’s TD bank card 4 occasions at three places for purchases totalling $200.83.
MacLean was caught on video footage at these companies utilizing the stolen bank cards. MacLean was additionally charged with possession of a stolen bicycle after police noticed him driving it on Aug. 10.
He was arrested and held in custody from Aug. 11 to Aug. 15. When he was launched on Aug. 15, he dedicated one other offence by stealing a laptop computer pc and a pockets from a person’s parked automobile. The person later discovered his pc on a web site on the market.
MacLean did not attend court docket on Aug. 18 and was arrested. He has been in custody since that date.
MacLean has a prolonged prior prison file.
Lantz accepted a joint suggestion from Murphy and legal-aid lawyer Justin Milne and sentenced MacLean to a complete of 225 days and two years of probation for all the offences. MacLean was given 78 days of enhanced credit score for time already served in custody, leaving just below 5 months on the jail sentence.
MacLean was additionally ordered to pay a complete of $676.58 in restitution for purchases made with the stolen bank cards.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He could be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and could be adopted on Twitter @terry_mcn.
