Bailey Adam Dennison given jail time after being busted with suspected stolen bike

A Warwick man who will spend time behind bars after he was busted with a bike of dubious origins by an off-duty cop was just one of the residents recently sentenced in court for dishonesty offences. SEE THE FULL LIST.

A Warwick man who was hit with jail time after he was busted with a bicycle believed to have been stolen was just one of the residents to recently be sentenced in court for dishonesty offences.

An off-duty police officer drove past Bailey Adam Dennison walking a bicycle along Locke St at about 9.15pm on October 31, with Dennison appearing to be watching the other man.

Warwick Magistrates Court heard the 22-year-old dumped the bike in a nearby bush when he realised he had been seen, but was spotted going back for the item as the officer was driving away.

Police prosecutor Steve de Lissa said officers found Dennison with the bicycle later that same night, with the Warwick man claiming it was his bicycle that he had picked up from his cousin.

“When asked further questions about the bike, he refused to tell police who his cousin was or where he lived, and he couldn’t provide any information about the bike,” Sergeant de Lissa.

Dennison was then told to go to the Warwick police station with his cousin to prove the bike was not stolen, but never appeared.

The Warwick man was in 2020 sentenced to five years’ jail with eligibility for parole after 12 months over his role in a brutal home invasion, and appeared in court via videolink from jail for this latest offending.

Defence lawyer Hamish Chapman acknowledged Dennison’s “appalling” criminal history, but contended his client had good prospects of rehabilitation when he was eventually released from custody.

“Ideally he’d be moving back to this region. He’s instructed us he’s got a meatworks job lined up, and he’s looking to potentially join local footy teams on release to keep himself fit and occupied,” Mr Chapman said.

“He’s also been in programs used to wean people off amphetamine usage.”

Dennison pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of suspected stolen property.

He was sentenced to 14 days’ jail, wholly suspended for six weeks.

A Warwick grandmother of 27 faced court after using her neighbour’s bank card on an expensive trip to a nearby service station.

Sharon Miss Cranch was carrying the Commonwealth Bank of Australia debit card belonging to her neighbour when she visited the BP petrol station on Albion St just after midnight on November 23.

Warwick Magistrates Court was told the 54-year-old used the card to purchase tobacco products and a baseball cap worth $73.94.

Police prosecutor Steve de Lissa said Cranch had the bank card with her neighbour’s permission, but she was not given consent to spend the victim’s money on this occasion.

Cranch appeared in court with a small criminal history that did not include any prior dishonesty offences.

Defence lawyer Clare Hine said her client was a mother of six and grandmother to 27 who spent a lot of her time helping out friends and family while looking for new employment.

“She volunteers in the community, goes and does shopping, and she also goes and cleans her neighbours’ premises and doesn’t charge them for that,” Ms Hine said.

“She says she was given the card by a friend and there’s no suggestion whatsoever that she stole it.”

Cranch pleaded guilty to one count of fraud. She was fined $100 and ordered to pay full restitution.

No conviction was recorded.

A team effort to steal a vacuum cleaner landed new Warwick resident Krystal Jean Boney and her co-accused before the Warwick courts.

The 26-year-old and her unnamed co-offender targeted Big W in Rose City Shoppingworld at about 3pm on October 12, heading to the appliances section of the store.

Sergeant de Lissa said the pair picked up a vacuum cleaner worth $349 and made off with it towards a fire-exit door at the back of the store, eventually getting into a car that pulled into the loading dock and fleeing the scene.

Defence lawyer Hamish Chapman told the Warwick court his client was unmedicated for paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the offending, having just moved to the area to escape the “unsavoury crowds” she had previously associated with.

“She hopes to become a youth worker, and is doing her best to take some small steps towards that,” he said.

Boney pleaded guilty to one count of stealing. She was placed on a good behaviour bond for three months and ordered to pay $174.50 in restitution.

No conviction was recorded.