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Case No. 18941Theft · Co. Limerick · 28 Nov 2023

Appeal for witnesses after jacket taken from woman on Lord Edward Street, Limerick

On Tuesday 28 November 2023, between 4pm and 5pm, a woman in her early forties had her cream sleeveless jacket pulled off her on Lord Edward Street in Limerick, near Sarsfield Park. Two men got out of a car that had pulled up beside her, took the jacket and drove off. Gardaí at Roxboro Road Station first reported the incident on 6 and 7 December 2023 and appealed for two witnesses who had seen it from across the street. No arrest or charge has been reported, and the latest development is the garda appeal for witnesses published on 7 December 2023.

  1. Reported6 Dec
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A woman in her early forties was walking alone when a car pulled up beside her.
  • Two men got out of the car and pulled her cream sleeveless jacket off her.
  • The two men got back into the car and drove off, leaving the woman distressed in the street.
Where
The incident happened on Lord Edward Street in Limerick, as the woman was walking by Sarsfield Park.
When
The incident happened on Tuesday 28 November 2023 between 4pm and 5pm.
Other details
The woman was shocked after the incident.
Investigation
  • Gardaí at Roxboro Road Station appealed for information and for two witnesses, reported by the Limerick Leader on 6 December 2023 and the Limerick Post on 7 December 2023.
  • The woman told gardaí she saw two eye witnesses across the street, and gardaí are appealing for them to come forward.
  • Witnesses can contact gardaí on 061 214 340 or the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí are appealing for information after a brazen theft incident close to Limerick city centre. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA woman in her early forties was walking alone when a car pulled up beside her near Sarsfield Park. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatTwo males got out of the car and pulled her sleeveless jacket off her. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe two males jumped back into their car and drove off. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatTwo men got out of the car and pulled the woman's cream sleeveless jacket off her. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe men got back into the car and drove off, leaving the woman distressed in the middle of the street. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereThe theft happened at Lord Edward Street. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe woman was walking down Lord Edward Street in Limerick. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereA car pulled up next to the woman as she was walking by Sarsfield Park. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened on Tuesday, 28 November, sometime between 4pm and 5pm. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Tuesday 28 November 2023 between 4pm and 5pm. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationInvestigating gardaí are appealing to the two witnesses, or any witnesses, to come forward. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí at Roxboro Road Station are appealing for two specific witnesses. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationWitnesses can contact gardaí on 061 214 340 or the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherThe victim was shocked following the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe victim told gardaí she could remember seeing two witnesses across the road from where the incident took place. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe woman saw two eye witnesses across the street. (limerickpost.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 7 Dec2023
    Reportedlimerickpost.ie, first report
    Appeal for witnesses to Lord Edward Street theft

    First report of the incident. Gives the date and time window, describes how the jacket was taken, and sets out the garda appeal for witnesses and contact details.

    victim, femalesuspect, malesuspect, male
  2. 6 Dec2023
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, follow-up
    Witnesses to brazen Limerick theft incident urged to come forward

    First report of the incident. It gives the location, time window, the victim's approximate age, the method of the theft, and the witnesses and garda contact details.

    victim, early forties, femalesuspect, malesuspect, male