QUEENSLAND teenager, Jordan Paul Turner, has been handed a six month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, after smashing his way into a Sunshine Coast pharmacy.
The 19-year-old broke through the glass door of the Yandina Pharmacy on 18 May, setting off the store's alarm, The Courier Mail reported.
Once inside the pharmacy, Turner made his way to the dispensary, where he grabbed large quantities of prescription medications.
Police prosecutor, Mick Ruddiman, told a Magistrates Court that droplets of Turner's blood and tools he had used to break into the pharmacy were found at the scene.
He added that police were able to identify Turner as the suspect using fingerprints found on a bottle he had discarded in the store.
Turner was subsequently arrested at a unit in Coolum Beach, where police found the stolen medication.
Turner's lawyer told the court that his client's offending was due to his drug use, which had started when he was 14 years of age.
The court also heard that he broke into two cars, stealing various items including paperwork related to one of the vehicles, sunglasses and a garage remote.
Magistrate, Matthew McLaughlin, noted that Turner was on probation at the time of the offences and had breached the order.
McLaughlin went on to describe Turner's behaviour as "extremely childish", "gobsmacking" and "out of control".
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