A CLYDEBANK man was involved with the "wrong crowd" when he stole a Range Rover, a court has heard.
David Black, of Beardmore Place, previously pleaded guilty to stealing the vehicle more than two years ago from a property in Bearsden.
Around 4pm on October 4, 2023, the vehicle owner locked and secured it at a property in Thorn Road.
After it was reported stolen, police later recovered it from an address in Glasgow. Black's mobile phone data and the vehicle's tracker showed he was in the vicinity of where the Range Rover was recovered.
It took nearly a year before he first appeared in court in August 2024 over the charges.
The 27-year-old pleaded guilty at a previous hearing at Greenock Sheriff Court.
Defence solicitor Ian Brechany said his client had similar charges after the October 2023 incident, and a community payback order (CPO) was later imposed and transferred to Dumbarton Sheriff Court to monitor.
"He was at a low ebb and involved with what he calls the wrong crowd," he said. "He has been abstinent for the last four months. He has benefited substantially from supervision.
"This is some time ago and there has been substantial progress made. He is doing pretty well. He is still attending meetings voluntarily regarding his alcohol use and cocaine."
Sheriff Frances McCartney said Black was in a "precarious position".
As a direct alternative to custody, she put him on a further CPO with a year of social work supervision. He must also do 225 hours of unpaid work in the community.
And he will be under a curfew for 12 weeks, with hours varying to allow him to attend meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous.
The sheriff added: "I trust I'm never going to see you back here as an accused person ever again."
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