Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11345Theft · Co. Donegal

Appeal over perfume theft in Donegal Town

In March 2025 a man took four bottles of perfume, worth around €160, from a shop in Donegal Town, County Donegal, and left without paying. CCTV shows him wearing a dark jacket, and he is described as tall, about 6ft 2in, in his late 30s or early 40s, with black and grey hair. Garda Greg Freegrove made an appeal for information on RTÉ's Crimecall, reported by Donegal Live on 27 January 2026. As of that report, no arrest or charge has been made public.

  1. Reported27 Jan
  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 man took two bottles of perfume from a shelf and put them in his pocket.
  • He then took two more bottles of perfume in the same way and left the shop with all four, worth around €160.
Where
The theft took place at a shop in Donegal Town, County Donegal.
When
The theft took place in March 2025.
Investigation
  • Garda Greg Freegrove made an appeal for information about the theft on RTÉ's Crimecall.
  • The appeal was reported by Donegal Live on 27 January 2026.
Other details
  • CCTV footage shows the suspect wearing a dark jacket, described as black in another account.
  • The suspect is described as tall, about 6ft 2in, in his late 30s or early 40s, with black and grey hair.
  • The suspect was wearing a black jacket, a white t-shirt, black trousers and black and white shoes.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man took two bottles of perfume from a shelf and put them in his pocket. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe man repeated the action, taking two more bottles of perfume. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe man left the shop with the bottles, worth around €160. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe theft took place in Donegal Town. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place in March 2025. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationAn appeal was made on RTÉ's Crimecall for information about the theft. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherCCTV footage shows the suspect in a dark jacket. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe suspect is tall, about 6ft 2in, in his late 30s or early 40s, with black and grey hair. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe suspect was wearing a black jacket, a white t-shirt, black trousers and black and white shoes. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Jan2026
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Theft of perfume in Donegal Town featured on RTÉ's Crimecall

    Crimecall appeal for information on a theft from a Donegal Town shop that took place in March 2025. No arrest or charge is reported.

    suspect, male