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Premium Content Subscriber only HELPING yourself to donated goods put in charity bins is still theft, even if you see other people do it. One Ipswich man learnt the lesson when he went before Ipswich Magistrates charged with stealing goods including a high-vis bright orange work vest. When Matthew Paton and his buddy were spotted removing goods from a charity bin in West Ipswich an annoyed passer-by phoned police. This week Matthew James Paton, 42, pleaded guilty to stealing goods from First World Charities in Brisbane Street on September 1 last year. He also pleaded to an unrelated brea...

Premium Content Subscriber only HELPING yourself to donated goods put in charity bins is still theft, even if you see other people do it. One Ipswich man learnt the lesson when he went before Ipswich Magistrates charged with stealing goods including a high-vis bright orange work vest. When Matthew Paton and his buddy were spotted removing goods from a charity bin in West Ipswich an annoyed passer-by phoned police. This week Matthew James Paton, 42, pleaded guilty to stealing goods from First World Charities in Brisbane Street on September 1 last year. He also pleaded to an unrelated brea...