Coventry man stole money donated for sick children in hospital

A thief who stole money that was being collected for children at Coventry’s University Hospital avoided being sent to prison

Thomas Rattigan went in to the hospital in Walsgrave and stole cash from collections tins for the children’s ward, as well as raiding staff lockers, on April 20.

Rattigan, 24, of Cardiff Close, Willenhall Wood, admitted the crimes at Coventry Magistrates’ Court and also pleaded guilty to stealing charity tins and alcohol from both the Binley Toby Carvery and Willenhall Social Club earlier in the year.

He also admitted causing £100 worth of damage to a cell at Coventry Police Station following his arrest on April 20.

Magistrates gave Rattigan a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months and a 12-week curfew with an electronic tag from 7pm-7am.

He also had to pay a total of £880 compensation and a £115 victim surcharge.

A Coventry man who broke in to a city pub and stole money from a gaming machine has avoided being sent straight to prison



Thomas Rattigan, 24, was slapped with a suspended prison sentence after admitting to entering the Coventry Oak, in Wyken, as a trespasser on April 19.

He then proceeded to steal £300 from the gaming machine inside.

After entering his guilty plea at Coventry Magistrates’ Court, Rattigan, from Cardiff Close, Willenhall, was handed an eight-week prison sentence which was suspended for 12 months.

Rattigan was also made to pay £600 compensation and must take part in a drug rehabilitation programme.

I wonder how many more break-ins he'll commit before finally being sent to jail?

I actually know him!

And he's done it again...

Thomas Rattigan, 24, of Cardiff Close, Willenhall, admitted stealing £950 from game machine at The Ivy House as a trespasser and committing an offence while subject to a suspended sentence. He was sent to prison for 28 weeks (eight weeks for new offence and 20 weeks imposed from suspended sentence for three counts of theft) and ordered to pay £150 compensation and a £115 victim surcharge.

Source http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/courts-driver-caught-mobile-phone-13476400