Man jailed for stealing cars to order

A heroin addict who was paid by criminals to steal cars for use by them later in serious offences has been given a four years sentence by Judge Patrick McCartan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Trevor Purdy (aged 34) of Newbrook Avenue, Donaghmeade left his mobile phone in the vehicle when he escaped from the car he stole after it skidded into a ditch following a high-speed garda chase.