Burglar spat at garda’s eye after showing scene of break-in

A Dublin man who showed gardaí how he burgled a credit union but later turned aggressive and spat at an officer’s eye has been jailed for three years.

Thomas Plunkett, aged 44, of Markievicz House in the south inner city, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary at St Patrick’s Credit Union, Herbert Place, attempted burglary at Merrion Square and assault of Garda Paul Carroll at Pearse St Garda Station on Easter Monday, April 21, 2014.

He has 64 previous convictions including 18 burglaries, one robbery, and three assaults all dealt with at district court level.