退伍军人Joshua Cooper承认从五个加油站盗取338美元的燃料, Veteran Joshua Cooper admitted stealing $338 in fuel from five stations, citing PTSD and financial strain, and was given a 15-month community order instead of jail.

Joshua Cooper, 38岁来自奥兰治的老兵, 承认在2025年7月和9月从五个加油站盗取了价值338美元的燃料。 Joshua Cooper, a 38-year-old veteran from Orange, admitted to stealing $338 worth of fuel from five petrol stations in July and September 2025. 警方于2025年10月14日在巴瑟斯特拦住他,后来他因与罪行有关而供认不讳。 Police stopped him in Bathurst on October 14, 2025, and he later confessed after being linked to the crimes. 他的律师指出，军旅生涯带来的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和退伍军人事务部停发款项导致的经济困难是促成因素。 His lawyer cited PTSD from military service and financial hardship due to halted Department of Veterans Affairs payments as contributing factors. 2026年1月22日, 法官Gary Wilson判处Cooper15个月的社区教养令, On January 22, 2026, Magistrate Gary Wilson sentenced Cooper to a 15-month supervised community correction order, ruling that jail was unnecessary given the circumstances.