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A 21-year-old who landed on the wrong side of the law twice this year will pay for his crimes through his wallet.

A 21-year-old who landed on the wrong side of the law twice this year will pay for his crimes through his wallet.

Shayne Douglas Fry pleaded guilty this week to one count of obstructing a police officer and two counts of possession of stolen property and received over $1,500 in fines.

Fry was first arrested after police received a call about two men who appeared to be rooting through parked cars in Oakmont on Jan. 22.

When police arrived they caught up with Fry who matched the description they received from the caller.

When police stopped Fry, he had credit cards and a cellphone that weren’t his.

The two men admitted to what they called “car hopping” — going through vehicles, looking for any valuable property.

Fry was arrested again March 22 after police received a call of a suspicious man in an Akinsdale backyard around 2 a.m.

Officers again caught up with Fry based on the description they were provided.

Fry provided the officers with a false name, but the deception was short lived. Another officer arrived on the scene that had previous dealings with Fry and recognized him.

After being found out Fry admitted to the ruse.

Judge Jeanne Burch initially worried the fine would not appropriately drive home to Fry that he needs to respect the law.

“You make lot of money and it comes relatively easy to you.”

Burch eventually agreed to the fines, but went far in advance of what the defence was suggesting.

She imposed $500 fines, plus a $150 victim surcharge for each of the stolen property counts and an additional $300 with a $45 surcharge for his deception.

Fry asked the court for time to pay the fines because he owed his mother money.

Burch relented to that request, but staggered the due dates and gave him less time than he asked for.

She suggested despite his debts to his mother, society also deserved to be paid.

“I don’t think society should have to wait much longer than she does.”

A local judge hoped that a 26-year-old man, who has alcohol induced memory loss of his crimes will sober up during his jail stay.

Shawn Hamar Hanson pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of breaching his conditional sentence order. He received a sentence of 22 additional days in jail.

A resident yelled at Hanson and phoned police after spotting him rummaging around in a parked car.

The man ran away from the vehicle, but the resident chased after him down a path.

As they were running down the path, the residents saw Hanson toss a bottle of alcohol into the bushes.

The resident eventually caught up with Hanson and police arrived a short time later.

In court on Monday Hanson said he did not really remember the incident as he had been drinking heavily.

Judge Jeanne Burch expressed concerned a simple jail stay wouldn’t address Hanson real problem, but hoped at the very least, it would briefly keep him sober.

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