Paul Hogan’s grandson has been convicted of two separate stealing offences after being caught shoplifting at Coles and Myer.
Jake Paul Hogan, 34, whose dad is one of five children shared by the Crocodile Dundee star and his first wife Noelene Hogan, was arrested twice within three days in Sydney’s CBD earlier this month.
He was convicted of larceny in his absence in the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday.
The carpenter was first arrested on February 5 after a Coles worker spotted him stealing two Dare Iced Coffees without paying at Coles World Square.
‘The accused opened [a] 500ml [Dare] and began consuming the beverage while walking to another aisle,’ court documents stated.
Jake Paul Hogan, 34, has been convicted of two separate stealing offences after being shoplifting at Coles and Myer
Jake Hogan is the grandson of the Crocodile Dundee star and his first wife Noelene Hogan (pictured)
‘[Hogan] then placed the larger 750ml bottle inside his bum bag, the accused exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items.’
According to court documents, Hogan told the witness he was homeless and didn’t have any money, and claimed to police he hadn’t eaten in a couple of days.
He also claimed to police he paid $380 rent per week from a weekly income of $500 from carpentry work and about $500 in Centrelink benefits.
Hogan was charged with shoplifting and released on bail with strict conditions, but three days later was caught stealing from Myer on George Street.
On February 8 police were called after Myer security ‘strongly suspected’ Hogan of removing security tags from clothing items.
According to court documents police found a black Puma cap, a black KSCY T-shirt, a black Nena & Pasadena T-shirt and one pair of green KSCY cargo shorts, with a total value of $259.97.
Police informed him he was under arrest for shoplifting and for breaching his bail conditions, and issued him with an official police caution.
Jake was arrested at Coles World Square earlier this month for stealing two Dare Iced coffees after claiming to be homeless
Court documents state that Hogan is a ‘recidivist property offender, which supports his illicit drug habit’.
He has 12 prior charges in the state of New South Wales and is due to front court in March.
Paul Hogan also has one child, wayward son Chance, 24, with his second wife, Linda Kozlowski.
In October last year a video emerged of Chance covered in cuts and bruise after visiting a hospital in the US.
The worrying clip came after he was forced to deny being a ‘devil worshipper’ far posting satanic images on social media, was seen vomiting outside a venue where his band had performed in 2018, and was seen smoking a bong on the balcony of Paul’s home as a teenager in 2015.
Hogan and Chance are pictured together in Sydney back in 2016
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