By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A man with a “prolific” criminal history has been refused bail over a string of alleged thefts from cars.
Ryan Eyles, 19, was allegedly found with a black ‘Just Do It’ bag shortly after it was stolen from an unlocked car parked at a Cranbourne North home in the early hours of 27 November.
He faced a bail hearing at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court the next day.
Eyles was arrested as he was about to leave in a taxi shortly after the alleged crime, informant Acting Sergeant Stuart Button told the court.
He had cards, sunglasses and jewellery allegedly stolen from a car parked at Cranbourne North, and bank cards from a car parked in Narre Warren South.
There were also other sunglasses, cash, cards and jewellery that were suspected as stolen, the court was told.
Eyles told police the items had been given to him by a “friend”.
After the police interview, he allegedly head-butted a hole in a police station wall.
At the time, he was on two counts of bail.
His criminal history included nine indictable offences while on bail since 2015, police claimed. He had six previous theft-from-vehicle charges and four counts of handling proceeds of crime.
“He clearly hasn’t learnt his lesson,” Act Sgt Button said.
Eyles was also facing charges of a $132 petrol drive-off in Clyde in which his vehicle had a false number plate. At the time, his learner driver permit had allegedly expired.
Act Sgt Button said the unemployed Eyles was a heavy user of GHB and ice – though Eyles told the court he’d not used for “a period of time now”.
Eyles said he was looking for work, had stable accommodation, attended all his corrections appointments and had been signing up for rehab “today”.
“I have a good track record at court,” he said.
“I have shown remorse for everything I’ve done,” he tearfully added.
Magistrate Julie O’Donnell noted Eyles had a “prolific” criminal history and had re-offended while on a corrections order.
He was an unacceptable risk of re-offending and didn’t show cause for being released, Ms O’Donnell said.
Eyles was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 6 December.
