Judge: Convicted teen had 'track record as long as my arms'

A teenager who was found with about €2,000 worth of stolen power-tools was today described by a judge as having “a track record as long as my arms” and remanded in custody pending sentence.

The youth, who recently turned 18, pleaded guilty at the Dublin Children’s Court to handling the stolen tools and travelling in a stolen car, on April 28 last, at Castle Avenue, Dublin 3.