‘Prolific property offender’ jailed after pre-Christmas theft spree
A convicted thief with a decade-long criminal history has claimed his most recent spree was triggered by his children’s Christmas presents being stolen.
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Thomas Jeffery Patch pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Monday to possessing dangerous drugs and failing to properly dispose a needle or syringe.
The court heard police were doing patrols in Sunnybank in February where they saw Patch “acting strange” and pacing outside an elevator near a train station.
When officers approached him his behaviour was “erratic”.
Patch was searched and police discovered 1g of ice with several syringes in his backpack.
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One of them was uncapped.
Patch also pleaded guilty to one count of breaching bail after he failed to report.
He received one fine of $300 for all offences and a conviction was recorded.
