Man stole doorstep parcel containing £110 pair of Nike trainers and fled on a bicycle
A 33-year-old man stole a parcel containing a £110 pair of Nike trainers from the "front porch" of a property at Belfast Road in Antrim and then fled by bicycle.
However, a person observed it "remotely on his home CCTV" and spotted the thief on the bicycle. When the defendant was challenged, the parcel was retrieved.
The person flagged down a police patrol and the defendant fled into the area of Nursery Park, abandoning a rucksack, and was found hiding in a hedge.
The bag contained 38 grammes of cannabis. Fifty-two grammes of amphetamine were also found. The defendant also had an "immigration tag", according to a prosecutor.
Szabolcs Jakab, with an address listed as Mull Road in Antrim, admitted theft and possessing cannabis and amphetamines on March 26 last year.
The defendant had the assistance of a Slovak language interpreter at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena.
The defendant was in breach of a number of suspended sentences. He had 50 previous convictions.
Sentencing was adjourned until April 7 to see how the defendant continues to engage with Probation.