A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for a series of offences he committed in Waterford, including a large theft from Shaws in the city centre.<\/p>\n
John Sprice, of 93 Priory Lawn, Ballybeg, pleaded guilty to offences contrary to the Road Safety Act and to section 4 theft. The offences took place on dates in 2023 to 2025.<\/p>\n
On September 30, 2025, Sprice took six bottles of perfume from Shaws. The total value of the products amounted to \u20ac589. None of the items he took were recovered.<\/p>\n
In October 2023, he stole a bottle of perfume worth \u20ac35 from the same store.<\/p>\n
On dates in 2023 and 2024, he stole \u20ac7.99 worth of products and \u20ac10.99 worth of products from TK Maxx.<\/p>\n
In an incident that occurred on Stephen\u2019s Day 2025, Sprice unlawfully took a vehicle from his former partner without her permission and drove it while intoxicated.<\/p>\n
He was arrested on the same date for intoxicated driving.<\/p>\n
The man has nine previous convictions. In March of this year, he was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for his involvement in scamming a Kerry woman out of nearly \u20ac20,000.<\/p>\n
For driving whilst intoxicated, the man received a two-year disqualification from driving.<\/p>\n
He received eight months’ imprisonment for the large theft from Shaws.<\/p>\n
The other offences were taken into consideration.<\/p>\n
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