Hey on a real fuuny note if you ever considered to be a crim come over here to oz land you can get away with anything take a look at this lol. Its paywall so i have to copy paste.
A mother-of-two was allegedly caught driving a stolen car in Reservoir before she showed police one of several falsified driver’s licences she was carrying.
Kaylah Thorpe also allegedly had a collection of stolen credit cards and IDs, as well as suspected falsified cheques and drugs, Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court has heard.
The unemployed 26-year-old went before the court on Monday, April 20, having been held in custody since her arrest the night before.
The court heard police allegedly saw her driving a Mitsubishi Lancer in Reservoir about 10.40pm on Sunday, April 19, just 25 minutes after it was allegedly stolen from High St, Thornbury.
First Constable Irwin Fe said officers stopped Thorpe after she hit the kerb of the roundabout at the intersection of Strathmerton St and Fordham Rd.
Thorpe allegedly told police her name was Natalie, handing over a licence which had her photo added, forcing police to use facial recognition technology to confirm her identity.
The court heard police found five credit cards, two mastercards, an American Express card, five drivers licences, and a proof-of-age card in her bag, all allegedly stolen.
First Constable Fe said police also found two $8000 cheques made out to her, which were believed to have been falsified, two small bottles of clear liquid and a series of prescription tablets in deal bags.
Thorpe’s lawyer showed a report outlining her intellectual disability and PTSD diagnosis, and told the court Thorpe was a highly vulnerable person in custody as an Aboriginal woman, particularly during the coronavirus outbreak.
She said Thorpe had also just become the primary carer of her two children, aged 11 and nine.
But the prosecution opposed the Reservoir woman being granted bail, saying she was a heroin user, who didn’t seem to have a stable address, and police were concerned she would continue to offend.
First Constable Fe said police were unsure how she was caring for two young children when she was allegedly “seen wandering around Reservoir in a stolen vehicle” late at night.
Magistrate Michael McNamara granted bail to Thorpe, noting the delays on the court system, but said he didn’t give much weight to her being the carer of the children.
“It seems to me that any jail sentence would be less than the time she’s going to otherwise spend on remand for these matters,” Mr McNamara said.
“She will be particularly vulnerable in custody.”
He handed Thorpe strict bail conditions, telling her: “You need to be very careful.”
Man if i just stood there starring at a police woman id be locked up for a year and this crims get away with anything.And it's not just her most that go up get a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again.And than they go up again only to be told the same lol.



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