Pair jailed over theft of ticket machine

TWO men who were caught on video as they emptied a street parking ticket machine of €250 were jailed yesterday.

Gregory Kelleher, aged 30, of Greenfort Avenue, Clondalkin, and Ion Anton, aged 27, of Southern Cross Avenue, Inchicore, both Dublin, admitted stealing the money from the machine at St Agnes Road, Crumlin, in the early hours of September 10 last.

They denied and were acquitted of damaging the machine, which had to be replaced and cost €6,500.