Wallington RM worker Michael O'Connor admits stealing

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Wallington Royal Mail worker Michael O'Connor admits stealing from parcels

A postal worker has admitted opening parcels and stealing more than £200 while at work.

Carshalton man Michael O'Connor admitted four counts relating to him stealing cards and packets while working as a postal operator at the Royal Mail delivery office in Wallington.

The 55-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of stealing £200, another of taking £10 and a third of stealing five greeting cards.

The fourth count relates to an abuse of his position.

The offences all happened between May 1 and May 3.

O'Connor admitted the crimes at Croydon Magistrates' Court today and was bailed for sentencing tomorrow.

[beria]

Take the case to the Crown Court !

[UnhappyGremlin]

Wasn't worth losing his job over, was it?
How stupid can he be?
I'll have £1 on a suspended sentence.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I'll have £1 on a suspended sentence.

You lost your £1 Gremlin - he didn't even get that

Wallington postman spared jail after taking £200 from birthday cards over two years

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A pilfering postman who stole hundreds of pounds from people's birthday cards over a two year period has been spared jail.

Michael O'Connor confessed to stealing around £200 he took from greetings cards before going out on his rounds in and around Wallington.

The 55-year-old from Sherbourne Crescent had worked as a postman based at the Wallington Delivery Office for 24 years before he started stealing money from people's cards in 2011 after the death of his brother prompted him to start drinking.

His thefts continued until May this year when a Royal Mail investigation, launched after reports of unusual levels of missing mail connected to the Wallington depot, caught him taking coloured cards from the postmen's carts before they went out on rounds.

Investigators searched O'Connor and found several greetings cards, including one destined for someone in Heron Way, as well as a £10 note he had taken.

Speaking at Croydon Magistrates Court on Thursday, prosecutor Natalie MacNamee said: "Mr O'Connor was interviewed under caution and he admitted he had been opening mail for a period of a few years. he said it was about one to three cards per week and he thought he may have taken around £200 since May 2011."

John Pendlebury, defending, told the court it was "tragic circumstances" that led to O'Connor finding himself in court. He said: "Following the death of his brother he had been drinking too munch and hiding it from his wife.

"He has now lost his good name, lost his job as he resigned immediately, and now he finds himself on benefits trying to get his life back together.

"The magistrates said it was "very sad" that O'Connor found himself in court and opted against giving him a prison sentence. He will have to do 150 hours of unpaid work, something his solicitor said he O'Connor would be happy to do while he searches for employment, and will pay £260 in costs.

[UnhappyGremlin]

I'll have £1 on a suspended sentence.

You lost your £1 Gremlin - he didn't even get that

That's crazy.
The pathetic excuses trotted out by his lawyer are too.
There is no justification for stealing kids birthday money and tarring the rest of us as thieves.
I'll give the £1 to charity tomorrow.