Jason Barry, 52, and Dennis James Barry, 53, sentenced in Dalby Magistrates Court for Aldi bike theft

Two Queensland brothers in their 50s received a spray from a magistrate after stealing a bike from Aldi before wheeling it past the police station. Find out more.

Two brothers have faced Dalby Magistrates Court after they were busted with a stolen bicycle metres from the police station.

A pair of hapless thieves were caught red handed after wheeling a stolen Aldi bike past the Dalby police station.

Brothers Jason, 52, and Dennis James Barry, 53, faced Dalby Magistrates Court on Tuesday, pleading guilty to theft after stealing a $769 electric bike from Aldi on September 5.

The court was told the brothers had entered the shop where CCTV footage showed them walking around the store before Dennis picked up the bike and placed it in a trolley.

His brother Jason then walked to the entrance and stood by the door’s censor to allow his brother to walk through without needing to go through the check-out.

The court was told a member of the public then called police to report the crime and give a description of the brothers, at which point police looked out the window of the station to see the pair walking past with the stolen bike.

Police then confronted the duo with Jason reportedly saying “you got me”.

Magistrate Aaron Simpson sentenced the brothers separately, and told the court Jason had a lengthy criminal history.

“There is no deterrence in a fine, you’re 50 years old you should know better,” Mr Simpson said.

When Jason’s defence attempted to ask for a fine Mr Simpson replied “he’s the idiot who walked past the cop shop with a stolen bike and didn't hand himself in”.

“You’ve got a lengthy history which includes drugs, public nuisance, driving offences, failing to stop, domestic violence and now you’ve added dishonesty to that … congratulations,” the magistrate told Jason.

“You’ve been placed on a variety of orders and you are still in the community committing crimes.”

Jason was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and a conviction was recorded while his brother Dennis was also sentenced to 40 hours community service but avoided a conviction due to less recent criminal offending.

“I will give you 40 hours of community service as well, you can work on it together with your brother,” Mr Simpson told Dennis.

Originally published as Jason Barry, 52, and Dennis James Barry, 53, sentenced in Dalby Magistrates Court for Aldi bike theft