Thief stole uncle's sunglasses

A 45-year-old man today admitted entering his uncle’s home twice and stealing sunglasses.

Richard Michael Dill appeared in Magistrate's Court this morning charged with entering a Long Bay Lane, Sandy’s home between October 17 and November 24, stealing a pair of sunglasses belonging to Antoine Simons.

Dill was also charged with entering the home with the intention to steal between November 25 and December 2.

He originally denied the charges but after hearing the facts, he pleaded guilty to both.

The court heard Mr Simons is Dill’s uncle who went on vacation during those dates and left the defendant’s mother in charge of his home.

During the first occasion, he returned home and found a pair of blue sunglasses missing. He suspected Dill had taken them and asked him about the missing glasses.

The court heard Dill admitted taking them.

On the second occasion, Mr Simons came home and found Dill in the house.

Addressing the court, Dill said he “borrowed” the sunglasses and had the intention of putting them back. He also said he went to the home to get food instead of stealing from a store.

Bur Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner said: “If you think it’s better to steal food from your mother or anybody else rather than the shop, that is not a very lucid thought.

“It’s stealing.”

The court heard Dill is on probation.

Mr Warner adjourned the matter to tomorrow morning for Dill’s probation officer to appear for an update on his progress. He was remanded into custody until them.