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Probation reports ordered for teen cycle thief

A social inquiry report was ordered on a teenager after he admitted stealing one motorcycle and riding another stolen vehicle.Akil Smith, 18, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court in custody to handling a stolen vehicle on December 9, taking a different cycle without the owner’s consent on January 15 this year, and causing wilful damage.The court heard that at some time between 1.30am and 6.45am on December 9, two dirt bikes were stolen from a Tamarin Vale, Devonshire home, one valued at $3,000 and the second valued at $5,000.The complainants told police that after noticing the theft they went out searching for the stolen vehicles. During the search, they found themselves in pursuit of one of the vehicles in Warwick.The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, was identified by the complainant as Smith. Both the stolen vehicles were later recovered, and Smith was arrested in connection with the incident.More than two weeks later, at around 3.30am on January 15, a taxi driver was driving his car in Devonshire when he saw a vehicle similar to one that he had in his yard.Once he returned home, he noticed that the bike, valued at $5,000, had been stolen, and his shed had been broken in to.He returned to where he saw the bike and found a young man kneeling by it. The pair made eye contact, and the young man turned and fled from the area. Several tools were found laying on the ground next to the bike.The complainant later identified Smith as the man he saw kneeling next to the stolen bike.After Smith pleaded guilty to all three charges, the court heard that he was in the process of repaying the first complainant for damage to the vehicle, and he intends to pay for an estimated $1,100 of damage to the second complainant’s shed.Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner ordered a social inquiry report be carried out on Smith, releasing him on $2,000 bail with a like surety.As part of his bail conditions, Smith was told to abide by a 9pm to 6am curfew, and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.