Robber was caught with his pants down

A ROBBER whose trousers fell down revealing ‘colourful’ boxer shorts as he was chased from a shop by two bread delivery men, was caught due to a description of his clothes.

Daragh Brown, 24, who was also wearing odd shoes at the time, was later arrested nearby after details of what he was wearing, including his boxer shorts, were given to gardaí.

Brown, of Allenton Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery of cigarettes and making threats to kill the two bread delivery men at Old Bawn Shopping Centre, Tallaght on April 14, 2017.

Garda John Dalton told Karl Finnegan BL, prosecuting, that Brown entered the Centra shop armed with a knife just after 9am and demanded money from the tills. Staff described him making a ‘jabbing movement’ towards them with the knife on three or four occasions.

After failing to get money, Brown fled from the shop with a quantity of John Player cigarettes. He was chased by two bread delivery men, Will Murray and Joe Daniel, who were stocking the shelves. He ran out into the car park but fell as his trousers came down revealing ‘colourful’ boxer shorts.

Brown threatened the two men that he would stab them if they came near him. As they continued to follow him he threatened them again and told them that there were ‘ten lads’ waiting in a nearby estate.

Gardaí arrived and were given a description of the robber by witnesses. Brown was stopped a short distance away at Allenton Avenue. Two packets of cigarettes were recovered from his person and the rest found in the shopping centre car park. The knife was also found nearby.

Brown has 29 previous convictions. Judge Martin Nolan noted Brown’s previous record and said he would defer sentencing on bail until July 31 next.