Ex-policeman caught addict during burglary attempt
A chronic heroin addict found himself pinned to the ground by a former Estonian policeman whose house he tried to burgle, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was told.
Leon Mitchell, aged 25, of Shangan Green, Ballymun has been in custody since the "citizen’s arrest" at the scene on July 21, 2003. He pleaded guilty to attempted burglary.
