Magistrate Archibald Warner said he did not have power to deal with him.

Toriano Dunkley, 28, of Sugar Apple Lane, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to a list of charges.

The first charge was that on December 6, Dunkley did steal a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner from Gorhams Ltd. in Pembroke.

The complainant was Andrew McKay on behalf of Gorhams, who was working in security when Dunkley walked past the cashier and out to the carpark.

Dunkley was leaving on a black Scoopy when he was approached by store employees, so he threw the vacuum cleaner on the ground and tried to escape, but was held by the employees until Police arrived.

Dunkley's second charge was that on September 18 in Pembroke parish, he was in possession of cocaine and heroin.

At 4 p.m. plain clothes Police officers from the narcotics division saw Dunkley at the junction of Princess Elliot streets.

Dunkley was in conversation with a male and a female on a scooter when he was seen to show them something.

Police became suspicious and as they approached Dunkley, he threw his hands in the air and told them he had nothing.

A search followed and Police found Dunkley to be in possession of a paper twist containing a white rock-like substance.

When cautioned by Police, Dunkley Said "You got me'', and was then arrested and taken to Hamilton Police station where a further search uncovered two more paper twists, concealed in Dunkley's clothes.

One of these contained a white rock like substance, which Dunkley said was not real, and the other contained three silver foil twists of heroin.

The third set of charges cover a period from Feburary 22 to March 27 when Dunkley used stolen cheques and a credit card to obtain money and goods.

On Feburary 22 in Devonshire, Dunkley removed a green canvas briefcase from a car belonging to Alan Robinson and stole his Bank of Bermuda cheque book.

In similar circumstances, Dunkley pleaded guilty to breaking into the residence of Wilena White in Pembroke Parish on March 4 and stealing a cheque.

Dunkley was charged and pleaded guilty to making a false document, forging a cheque for $250 at the A1 store in Smiths, and intent to defraud.

In a third incident, Dunkley pleaded guilty to stealing a brown briefcase from a car in Hamilton Parish on March 17, and on March 18, making a false document, forging a cheque for $2,100 and intent to defraud.

The last charge against Dunkley was that on March 27, he did try to use a stolen Visa card at Trimingham's on Front Street to buy a gold men's bracelet and a diamond ring.

On March 30, Dunkley was taken into custody and arrested for the crimes he had committed and after being cautioned, expressed his sorrow for his crimes and said he was willing to repay the people he had wronged.

Lawyer Mark Pettingill offered mitigation on behalf of Dunkley, saying that his record goes back very far and the offences scream of drug addiction.

Mr. Warner relpied Dunkley has had access to all of the addiction services and counsellors during his incarceration and has not made any use of them.