Liam Murray pleads guilty in Moorabbin Court after stealing mail from letterboxes, including bank cards and a prison ID
A Carnegie man has been busted with stolen IDs and prescription meds after his sticky fingers led to a police raid on his parents’ home.
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A light-fingered Carnegie man has been busted with a rolodex of stolen IDs, credit cards and a prison ID he nicked out of letter boxes.
Liam Murray, 26, pleaded guilty in Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on August 27 to drug possession and negligently dealing with proceeds of crime after a police raid on his parent’s home turned up the trove of stolen documents.
The court heard police raided the home on May 15, uncovering 11 bank cards and other identity documents, including one prison ID, among an array of prescription medication.
Murray had stolen mail and IDs strewn throughout the home, with cops finding cards and drugs in the lounge room, his bedroom and in his parents’ bedroom.
Among the drugs seized were oxycodone tablets, prescription medication and a resealable bag of orange tablets — none of which were prescribed to Murray or his parents.
Murray was arrested during the raid and later gave a no comment interview.
On Tuesday, Murray’s lawyer Georgia Kaye-Helmot told the court he began using meth at a young age
“Through negative peer association, he began his drug abuse at quite a young age,” she said.
“He started using heroin at 19, after he broke up with his girlfriend.”
The court heard Murray had “significant learning difficulties” and suffered with PTSD after falling from a balcony in 2017.
Magistrate Robert Stary said it was “clear” Murray had stolen the items from his victims’ letterboxes.
“These are opportunistic crimes and there is no evidence he’s been using the IDs for a sinister purpose,” he said.
“Nevertheless he does have a lot of IDs that aren’t his.”
Mr Stary sentenced Murray to complete an 18 month community corrections order, including 70 hours of unpaid community work.
