Stirling Eggmolesse in court over stolen Porsche, BMW

A serial car thief who stole luxury cars and handbags claimed he did so because he couldn’t feed his drug addiction on Centrelink payments.

Stirling Daniel James Eggmolesse fronted Lismore District Court on Monday, September 27.

A serial car thief who stole luxury cars and handbags from a Northern Rivers home claimed he did so because he couldn’t feed his drug addiction on Centrelink payments.

North Brisbane resident Stirling Daniel James Eggmolesse, 22, faced sentencing in Lismore District Court on Monday for aggravated break and enter with intent to commit a serious indictable offence.

The court heard Eggmolesse and four other co-accused travelled from the Gold Coast to break into a Banora Point home.

They stole about $333,000 worth of items from the home including a Porsche, BMW, Volkswagen Polo, a Gucci handbag, Michael Kors bag, headphones and a variety of clothing.

Judge Jeffrey McLennan said Eggmolesse was identified by a distinctive skull tattoo after being caught on CCTV footage about 10.30pm on June 19, 2019.

The footage then showed another person entering the house and returning with the Gucci bag, containing the three luxury car keys, and removing the camera from the wall.

According to facts, Eggmolesse acted as lookout as a co-accused opened the garage and drove out with the Porsche.

He then hopped in a BMW and drove away himself.

All three cars were later found in Queensland, with Eggmolesse’s fingerprints found.

The court also heard Eggmolesse posted the stolen cars as a public cover photo on Facebook wearing the same clothing seen in the CCTV footage and left all vehicle registrations identifiable.

He had never held a driver’s licence and was disqualified from driving at the time due to 10 other prior counts of unlawfully possessing a motor vehicle.

He was also on a two-year suspended sentence for possessing suspected stolen property at the time.

Judge McLennan said the incident was one where there was “clearly forethought” involved.

He read from a community corrections report in which Eggmolesse said to an officer that he was substance-affected during the crime spree.

Eggmolesse told the officer he “enjoyed the lifestyle” and was “thieving to feed my habit” as Centrelink payments didn’t provide enough income to buy drugs.

Judge McLennan also acknowledged Eggmolesse’s young age.

He convicted Eggmolesse and sentenced him to three years in jail, backdated to July 8, 2020.

He said 18 months of that sentence would be non-parole.

Eggmolesse was also convicted for a further charge of driving while disqualified but not further punished.