Konstantinos Goulinas: Thief busted in broad daylight robbery

A thief has been busted stealing from a house in broad daylight, after the owner’s family member caught him and blocked the driveway.

A 52-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing antiques from a Table Top dwelling.

A Springdale Heights man has been busted stealing antiques from a Table Top home in broad daylight.

Konstantinos Goulinas faced Albury Local Court this week, pleading guilty to charges of stealing property from a dwelling, and damage to property.
Between 11am and 12.28pm on October 25, Goulinas and his two co-accused broke into a property on Table Top Rd and stole a number of antique items including two urns, a brass chandelier, crystal containers, and an antique motor, as well as 23 packets of aspirin and a cool room/fridge condenser.

Goulinas and his co-accused arrived at the property in a Ford Falcon, opening the front gate of the farm and parking out of sight before loading the antiques and other property onto the back of the ute.

Police were notified by the owner of the property, who has been alerted by a family member who had seen what was happening.

The family member had parked across the front gate to stop the thieves from leaving.

Police arrived just as the accused and co-accused were attempting to leave the property.

Between 11.50pm on August 1 and 12.13am on August 2, Goulinas was caught on CCTV smashing the window of a home in Lavington.

Earlier on August 1, police had served a court application to the accused at his home in Springdale Heights.
Police said the 52-year-old appeared enraged by the application.
At 11.50pm he was captured on CCTV outside a residence in Lavington where he got off his bicycle and approached the house.
When about 3m away from the house the accused could be seen throwing an object at the front window and smashing it.

Defence solicitor Timothy Hemsley said Goulinas had thought the Table Top property was abandoned when he broke in.

He said Goulinas had suffered some personal misfortune recently when his unit burnt down, and he was now living in a campervan.

“He’s living in a very small world at the moment,” Mr Hemsley said.

Magistrate Richard Funston was not impressed by Goulinas’s actions.

“Isn’t Mr Goulinas getting a bit old for this kind of behaviour?” he said.

Magistrate Funston said Mr Goulinas needed some supervision and support from community corrections.

He was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order, and ordered to pay $192.50 in compensation for the broken window.
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