Worker caught on CCTV stealing from car wash

A 24-year-old South Derry man who was captured on CCTV stealing cash from a car wash he had been working for, has been jailed for six weeks.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jul 2021, 11:16 BST
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Joseph McCloskey from Ranaghan Road, Maghera, pleaded guilty to entering a portable cabin at Tobermore Car Wash on November 21, 2019, and stealing £50 in cash.

McCloskey appeared at Magherafelt Magistrates Court on Wednesday by video link from Maghaberry Prison where he has been serving a sentence for other matters with a release date in August.

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Prosecuting counsel said the owner of the car wash had contacted police reporting the theft. The lawyer said McCloskey had gone home and then returned later and entered the cabin and stole £50 in £1 coins.