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THE men {sic} who stole a guide dog donation box from a Berrimah newsagent was stoned and looking for money to buy more drugs.
Gerald James Ryan pleaded guilty to the damaging property, stealing and unlawful entry in Darwin Local Court yesterday, following the theft on April 26.
Judge Michael Carey des-cribed Ryan as a "recidivist thief". "There comes a stage when you can't keep calling on your age and intoxication," he said.
The court heard Ryan and a mate had been drinking and smoking cannabis, but had run out of drugs. He stashed the guide dog box in scrub, 300m down a bush track.
Defence lawyer Rory Pettit said Ryan should be hit with a "short and sharp term of imprisonment". Mr Pettit said that Ryan had "relapsed" following a stint in rehab.
The court heard Ryan plans to leave Darwin, and move to Ti Tree once he is out of prison.
THE men {sic} who stole a guide dog donation box from a Berrimah newsagent was stoned and looking for money to buy more drugs.
Gerald James Ryan pleaded guilty to the damaging property, stealing and unlawful entry in Darwin Local Court yesterday, following the theft on April 26.
Judge Michael Carey des-cribed Ryan as a "recidivist thief". "There comes a stage when you can't keep calling on your age and intoxication," he said.
The court heard Ryan and a mate had been drinking and smoking cannabis, but had run out of drugs. He stashed the guide dog box in scrub, 300m down a bush track.
Defence lawyer Rory Pettit said Ryan should be hit with a "short and sharp term of imprisonment". Mr Pettit said that Ryan had "relapsed" following a stint in rehab.
The court heard Ryan plans to leave Darwin, and move to Ti Tree once he is out of prison.
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