Timothy James Burrows jailed for Australia Post parcel theft
An offender with a 13-page criminal record caught wind of the illegal activity going on at an Australia Post parcel site, so he took the opportunity to rock up to join in, a court heard.
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A recidivist offender with a 13-page criminal record and a longstanding problem with drugs caught wind of the illegal activity going on at an Australia Post parcel site, so he took the opportunity to rock up to join in, a court heard.
Despite efforts to conceal his identity, it was his face tattoos that led to his undoing.
Timothy James Burrows, 35, faced the music this week for this offending, along with others such as speeding off from police three times and while disqualified driving twice, stealing a lithium battery worth almost $800 from BCF and stealing significant amounts of meat from supermarkets.
Magistrate Grace Kahlert, during Burrows’ sentencing in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on June 30, said the number of parcels Burrows stole from the Australia Post parcel centre in Berserker on February 25 was unknown.
“You were seen on CCTV trying to obscure your face and you were subsequently located with a whole lot of packaging from those parcels in your car,” she said.
Defence lawyer Lachlan Robertson said Burrows had “received information relating to it (Australia Post incident) and effectively used that information to his benefit”.
He said his client was not accused of being the main aggressor.
Burrows evaded police on February 5, 24 and 26 while disqualified driving on the final two dates on Rockhampton roads – Denham and Prospect streets.
Ms Kahlert said the evasion offences were concerning because Burrows had four prior convictions for the crime.
Burrows stole a lithium battery pack worth $799 from BCF in Clinton, $300 of meat from Woolworths at Allenstown. $185 of meat from a supermarket on another occasion and carried out a $120 fuel drive off from the BP on Albert Street.
Mr Robertson said Burrows, a father of two, was unemployed at the time of the offences, which was the motivation for his offending.
Ms Kahlert said Burrows had a “really quite dreadful traffic history and criminal history” which contained convictions for drugs, property offences and dishonesty offences.
“You clearly have a longstanding problem with drugs,” she said.
“It’s evident in the nature of your offending.”
Burrows pleaded guilty to one count of enter premises and commit indictable offence, three of evading police, one of obstructing police, two stealing, three fail to appear in court, one of stealing with a prior conviction, and two disqualified driving.
Ms Kahlert sentenced Burrows to a total of 21 months prison (including the three mandatory 50 days prison for the evasion offences), declared 124 days presentence custody as time served and set parole release for July 26.
He was also ordered to pay restitution for the thefts and disqualified from driving for 10 years.
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