Roxburgh Park’s Timothy Georgiadis helps mate steal car at Metro Petroleum Broadmeadows
A convicted thief who was supposed to be at home respecting a curfew imposed as part of being out of jail has helped mates steal a car in Broadmeadows — while driving a stolen car himself.
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An unlicensed 20-year-old was caught helping his mates steal a car in Broadmeadows while driving a stolen car himself, just weeks after he pleaded guilty to nine car thefts.
Timothy Georgiadis wasn’t meant to have left his Roxburgh Park home, let alone be behind a wheel, but late on May 20 he drove a stolen Mazda past a service station, stopping so his passengers could steal a car.
He fronted Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, May 27, having only been released from jail by the court on May 1 on a deferred sentence.
Georgiadis, who’s never had a driver’s licence, had pleaded guilty to stealing nine cars, numerous number plates and 18 petrol drive-offs between December and January when he appeared on May 1.
After hearing about his traumatic past and methamphetamine addiction, Magistrate Helen Murphy had agreed to release Georgiadis on supervised bail with a deferred sentence so he could focus on rehabilitation.
He had spent 93 days behind bars and was placed on a 9pm-6am curfew, with no driving made a condition of his bail.
The court heard he broke his bail and reoffended on May 20 because he needed to get home from a friend’s house, so he took a stolen car that was there.
Acting Sergeant McErlain said Georgiadis was driving four passengers when he passed Metro Petroleum on Widford St, Broadmeadows about 11.51pm.
Georgiadis did a U-turn and drove into the petrol station after someone in the car spotted an unoccupied, running car, whose owner was buying a kebab.
The court heard Georgiadis stopped and let out one friend next to the car.
But the man was unsuccessful in starting the manual car, so Georgiadis reversed back to where the car was to let another friend out, who then stole it.
Georgiadis pleaded guilty to the new charges.
His lawyer Emily Metcalfe acknowledged he was on bail “for identical offences”, but pointed out he had been making efforts to complete his community corrections order since May 1.
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She pushed for him to be released on bail and another deferred sentence, saying the rehabilitative services available to him on supervised bail and the corrections order wouldn’t be the same in jail.
The prosecution didn’t oppose the young offender being given another chance.
Ms Murphy decided to release Georgiadis, noting the police had made a “very generous concession” in agreeing to let him out.
“He’s burning through all the system has to assist him — at 20,” she said.
Ms Murphy said he needed to do some positive work to give her some options in how she sentenced him for all the crimes.
“You have a lot riding on this,” she said.
“This is the last chance.”
“It’s in everyone’s interests that you succeed.”