A repeat offender from Canberra has been refused bail after being charged with multiple vehicle thefts, including one authorities say was later used to smash into a local cafe during a destructive break-in.
Courtroom outburst and serious charges
Bradley Mark Flynn, aged 36, appeared before the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday, November 12, where his lawyer revealed this recent period of nine months in the community represented his longest time outside custody as an adult.
The serial offender was taken into custody the previous day and now faces twenty fresh charges relating to aggravated burglaries, driving offences and vehicle thefts from dealerships during October.
When Magistrate Alexandra Burt decided against granting him bail, Flynn stood up from the dock and loudly protested his innocence. "I'm not good for none of this shit. This is bullshit," he declared, claiming police had deliberately "loaded me up with charges" to pressure him into accepting a plea deal.
Stolen vehicle connected to destructive ram raid
According to ACT Policing investigators, one particular vehicle stolen from a Fyshwick business on October 19—a grey Toyota LandCruiser Prado—was used several days later to ram through the front entrance and windows of a cafe located in the Casey suburb.
While Flynn faces accusations of stealing and subsequently operating this specific vehicle, he has not been charged with directly carrying out the ram raid incident. Photographs taken the morning after the break-in revealed substantial damage to the cafe property caused by the perpetrators.
During a visit to Flynn's residence days before his arrest, law enforcement officers confiscated a Taser device and a vehicle they alleged contained stolen goods.
Legal arguments and supervision concerns
The court proceedings featured disagreements between prosecution and defence lawyers regarding the strength of the evidence against the accused man, with CCTV footage reportedly capturing some of the alleged criminal activities.
Magistrate Burt commented that "the strength of the prosecution case is far from clear in my mind" but expressed multiple concerns about releasing Flynn. Particularly noteworthy was that he had been under a drug and alcohol treatment order for the preceding months, which the magistrate described as involving rigorous supervision and support measures.
Flynn did not enter formal pleas to any of the twenty charges brought against him, which include:
- Aggravated burglary
- Property damage
- Driving a motor vehicle without consent
- Unlawful possession of stolen property
The case continues as investigations into both the vehicle thefts and the separate cafe ram raid incident progress through the legal system.
