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Case No. 19707Armed robbery · Co. Longford · 15 Aug 2023

Appeal for witnesses over Longford armed robbery

On Tuesday 15 August 2023, at about 10am according to a garda statement (the article gives 16 August), a masked man entered a shop on Earl Street in Longford town, threatened staff with a knife and demanded cash. He stayed for several minutes, then fled a short time later with a number of other items, and no cash was handed over and no one was injured. Detectives examined CCTV footage from the incident. On 27 September 2023 gardaí issued a renewed appeal for witnesses, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported27 Sep
  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 masked man entered a shop in Longford town and threatened staff with a knife.
  • The man remained in the premises for several minutes and demanded cash.
  • He fled a short time later with a number of other items.
Where
The robbery took place at a premises on Earl Street, Longford town.
When
A garda statement gives the date as Tuesday 15 August 2023 at about 10am, while the article gives 16 August.
Weapon
The man threatened staff with a knife.
Other details
No cash was handed over, some items were taken and no one was injured.
Investigation
  • Detectives examined CCTV footage from the incident.
  • On 27 September 2023 gardaí issued a fresh appeal for witnesses and asked anyone with video or dash cam footage, or who saw the incident, to come forward.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn armed robbery took place at a shop in Longford town. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatA masked raider walked into the store and threatened staff with a knife. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe raider remained in the premises for several minutes and demanded cash. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe raider fled a short time later with a number of other items. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe robbery took place at a premises on Earl Street. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe garda statement says the robbery occurred on Tuesday, 15th August 2023 at about 10am. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe article gives the date of the robbery as August 16. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationDetectives have examined CCTV footage from the incident. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí ask anyone with video or dash cam footage, or who witnessed the incident, to come forward. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherNo cash was handed over, some items were taken and no one was injured. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Sep2023
    Reportedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Renewed appeal over Longford armed robbery

    Renewed appeal. The article gives the date as August 16 in its opening text but as Tuesday 15th August in the garda statement, which matches 15 August 2023. No arrest or charge is reported.

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