Burglar stole car and coffee shop safe

Thursday, 5 September 2024 08:40

A burglar who was caught after a £1,000 reward was offered will be sentenced in the Island's higher court.

40 year old Craig William Tiernan of Harris Promenade in Douglas admitted burglary, taking a vehicle without consent, driving while disqualified and without insurance.

The court heard he'd stolen a safe containing £1,686 from Costa Coffee in Strand Street on May 28 and stole a car from the Sefton Hotel.

He was remanded in custody and committed to the Court of General Gaol Delivery to appear there on September 27.

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