Man stole liquor because he was depressed

Press, 6 March 1984, Page 6

Man stole liquor because he was depressed

A man told the police he was drinking five 40oz bottles of spirits a week because he was depressed at being unemployed, said Sergeant J. E. Dwyer in the District Court yesterday. Peter Neil Cammock, aged 22, was convicted by Judge Frampton on two charges of stealing liquor. He was remanded at large to March 19 for a probation report and sentence. Sergeant Dwyer said that on February 27 Cammock was seen slipping a bottle of bourbon, valued at $24, under his jacket at a liquor store. He was stopped outside. In explanation the defendant said he wanted the liquor to celebrate and he was unemployed. During a search of tha defendant’s vehicle 36 40oz bottles of spirits, valued at

$661, were found. Cammock admitting having stolen the liquor, one or two bottles at a time, over the last three months.

Sergeant Dwyer said the defendant reckoned he had drunk 20 other bottles of spirits over the same period. Cammock admitted stealing one bottle on February 27 from Warners Superliquorman, and 36 bottles, valued at $661, from the Hornby liquormarket, and others, between November 1 last year and February 27.

COMMUNITY SERVICE Two students convicted in August last year on charges of wilful damage, were each ordered to perform 75 hours of community service and to pay $392 each in compensation.

The sentencing was de-

layed to enable Owen Howard Scott, aged 19, and Adam John Pembroke, aged 20, both represented by Mr P. D. Woolley, to work over the Christmas holidays to earn sufficient money to pay compensation. Both defendants admitted wilfully damaging 39 mail boxes, shrubs, a fence, and telephone jointing pillars in streets between Bishopdale and Fendalton on August 14, last year. Mr Woolley said that each now had sufficient money to pay compensation. The Attending took place after the pair became inebriated after a rugby club dance. In spite of the number of charges, and the amount of destruction, the Judge said that he took into account that both were first offenders and were in a position to pay compensation.