http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/lsquoprofessional-burglarrsquo-jailed-for-breaking-into-dead-manrsquos-house-14547674.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/lsquoprofessional-burglarrsquo-jailed-for-breaking-into-dead-manrsquos-house-14547674.html?r=RSS <p> A &ldquo;professional burglar&rdquo; who was caught red-handed breaking into a dead man's house was jailed for five years last week after he agreed to spend a further year on probation. </p> Courts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/drunk-man-jailed-for-snatching-girlrsquos-handbag-14547673.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/drunk-man-jailed-for-snatching-girlrsquos-handbag-14547673.html?r=RSS <p> A drunk who tried to snatch a handbag from a teenage girl and was caught after a &lsquo;Good Samaritan' chased and wrestled him to the ground, was jailed for two years last week. </p> Courts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:33:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/benefit-fraud-14547672.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/benefit-fraud-14547672.html?r=RSS <p> Three people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates Court last week for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. </p> Courts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:32:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/jail-time-for-speeding-driver-who-killed-work-colleague-14545180.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/jail-time-for-speeding-driver-who-killed-work-colleague-14545180.html?r=RSS <p> A Polish man who killed a work colleague in a high-speed car crash was jailed for 21 months last week and banned from driving for seven years. </p> Courts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:50:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/polio-sufferer-given-suspended-sentence-for-benefit-fraud-14545176.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/polio-sufferer-given-suspended-sentence-for-benefit-fraud-14545176.html?r=RSS <p> A 53-year-old Belfast woman, who suffers from polio has been given a suspended jail term after admitting to a charge of benefit fraud worth &pound;28,500. </p> Courts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:48:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/nuisance-driver-banned-for-three-years-14545175.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/nuisance-driver-banned-for-three-years-14545175.html?r=RSS <p> A 25-year-old man with 71 driving convictions has been banned for driving for three years for driving while disqualified and without insurance. </p> Courts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:13 +0000