A 41-year-old Ainslie man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after police caught him inside a home allegedly committing a burglary this morning (Monday, March 12).
About 1.45 am police were called to a home in Ainslie after the home owner reported someone inside her residence. The home owner heard a window being opened and locked herself in the bathroom to contact police.
Within minutes police were at the home, cordoning the house and calling out to the alleged offender to exit the home. The man refused to exit so police entered the home and located the man hiding behind a door in the laundry.
He was arrested and taken to the ACT Watch House where he was charged with Burglary, Going equipped for theft and Attempt Theft. Police will be opposing bail.
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North-side, nuff said, move along, move along…nothing to see here!
AsparagusSyndrome said :
One would think that at 41 he is a little bit old for stuff like this. Moreover, with 200 odd ‘entries’ on his record, you’d think he would have figured out he isn’t very good at this and move on to something else. Definately not the sharpest tool in the shed; just a bit of a blunt tool me thinks.
As long as the word “aggravated” isn’t in the charge then there probably is no reason to get hot under the collar…
Going equipped for theft
Does walking around in a public place with a screw driver count??
VYBerlinaV8_is_back said :
Chisel to the back of the eye cavity.
He broke into the home of a woman (single dwelling??) in the middle of the night .. it’s a step up from your run-of-the-mill daylight break and enter to steal some valuables. He should be getting more than just a 6 week retreat at AMC ..
When you have 200 entries on your criminal record it’s fairly safe to say that nothing the legal system can do will help.
Jail for life. Might as well protect the community.
AsparagusSyndrome said :
A lot of those 200 entries would’ve been several at a time though.
According to the next ABC news article on this case
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-12/alleged-burglar-refused-bail/3883662
“Police told the court that Coggin has 200 entries on his criminal record and that he may reoffend or interfere with the victim of the burglary if released.”
The alleged burglar is 41. If his criminal record began at age 18 (assuming the clock resets then), he’s somehow managed to clock up 200 “entries” in around 23 years, or about one every 6 weeks on average, for his entire adult life. If he has spent significant previous time in correctional institutions (and it’s hard to imagine otherwise with a list that long), then the “event” rate for his periods of freedom works out even higher. Surely there must come a time in a person’s career, in the face of behaviour like this, to make an alternative diagnosis, and have him assessed and dealt with for what he really is.
Furry Jesus said :
she clearly had no great swathes of cash for him to launder, so he was all washed up while she was showered with police protection…
Watson said :
Well as usual with human trash like this, they’re not exactly in the local mensa chapter.
I’m sure he’s got a sob story prepared ready for court.
That “located the man hiding behind a door” is such a great image! Bit like a toddler putting his hands over his eyes and yelling “You can’t see me!”
She was in the bathroom and he was in the laundry? Whatever happened to making a clean getaway?