Man stole from employer

Press, 20 July 1979, Page 18

Man stole from employer

. A former assistant man-, ager who admitted stealing 8900 from his employer, said to the police he had done so because he had over-com-} mitted himself financially,l Mr J. S. Bisphan, S.M., was told in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The defendant, who was granted interim suppression; of his name, was convicted' and remanded to July 26 for; a probation report and sen-, tence. He was allowed bail jf $lOOO. The offences were com-, mitted on June 2 and 25. Sergeant G. C. Clark said! the defendant had removed! 8400 in cash on the first! occasion and $5OO on the : second. He had then altered) bank deposit slips and sales! records intended for the [irm's head office. Compensation of $9OO was (ought, said Sergeant Ciark. Counsel (Mr M. J. Glue) sought bail and interim suppression of his client’s lame. Mr Glue said that the! defendant had given him an undertaking to pay the $9OO compensation into his trust) account by Monday. THEFT OF BAGS * A man who stole two bags; and contents to a total value) »f $555, had done so because be was out of work and had: *o money. Warwick Lester Simcock,) aged 25, admitted having stolen one bag containingl assorted sports clothing, val-: tied at $95. from a car on) July 7, and to have stolen a rollege bag and con'ents, to e total value of $460, on hlv 2. - Sergeant Clark said the fefendant had been travelling on the inter-island terry between Wellington ind Picton on July 2 when te had stolen the college bag which with its contents tfas valued at S-’RO Simcock had discarded,

some of the assorted clothing but had kept a camera and two telephoto lenses and a blanket. He sold the camera and lenses to secondhand dealers. The other Fig had been stolen from a car in Wellington on or about July 7. The property had since been recovered. Simcock was remanded in custody to July 26 for a probation report and sentence. BURGLARY OFFENCES An unemployed man who admitted three charges of burglary and one of conI verting a car was convicted and remanded in custody to | July 26 for a probation report and sentence. Colin William Brown, aged 18, had been charged with breaking into three houses at Kaiapoi and at Pines Beach and of removing a car from one address. The offences were committed between June 8 and July 4. Sergeant Clark said from one holiday cottage the defendant had taken tinned food, liquor and a sleeping bag to a total value of $l4O. The sleeping bag had been recovered but the liquor and food had been taken to a party. Compensation of $l2O i was sought. . The $l3OO car had been taken from a house where 'the defendant had known the : occupant to be away on i holiday. Sergeant Clark said another youth had driven the car. It had late- crashed into a tree and had been exten-s-vely damaged. Keys for the vehicle had been found in the house. At a third hotise entered bv the defendant a digital clock had been taken. This bad since been recovered by the police, said Sergeant .Clark,