The '˜stay out of town' teen

A thief who once had the dubious distinction of being told to 'stay out of town' in Somerset appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday.

Shane McDonagh (19), who now lives in Oxford, previously pled guilty to stealing a quantity of cigarettes from McIntyre Avenue, Larbert, on October 7 last year. The court heard McDonagh had “turned his life around”. He was placed on a supervised community payback order for 12 months with the condition he complete 160 hours unpaid work in six months. He was also placed on a restriction of liberty order – to stay in his home from 8pm to 6am – for four months.