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Case No. 17173Attempted burglary · Co. Donegal · 21 May 2024

Attempted burglary at Burnfoot home, Donegal

Residents of a home at Grianan View, Carnshannagh, Burnfoot, County Donegal, were alerted to an attempted burglary in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024. Their doorbell alerted them at around 3.53am, and footage showed an unidentified person at the doorstep. The person tried the door handle and appeared to search outside for a spare key, and no damage was caused and nothing was stolen. No arrest or charge has been reported. The latest development is a Garda appeal for anyone who travelled in the area with dash-cam footage to make it available.

  1. Reported21 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Residents were alerted to an attempted burglary at their home.
  • The person tried the door handle and appeared to search outside for a spare key.
Where
The house is at Grianan View, Carnshannagh, Burnfoot, County Donegal.
When
  • The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024.
  • The doorbell alerted residents at around 3.53am.
Investigation
  • Doorbell footage showed a figure at the doorstep.
  • Gardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area with a dash cam to make footage available.
  • Relevant information may be passed to Gardaí in Buncrana.
Other details
  • The person was well covered up, was carrying a torch and wore gloves.
  • No damage was caused and nothing was stolen.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatResidents were alerted to an attempted burglary at their home. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe person tried the door handle and searched outside for a spare key. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe house is at Grianan View, Carnshannagh, Burnfoot. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe doorbell alerted residents at around 3.53am. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationDoorbell footage showed a figure at the doorstep. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area with a dash cam to make footage available. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationRelevant information may be passed to Gardaí in Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe person was well covered up, carrying a torch and wearing gloves. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherNo damage was caused and nothing was stolen. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 May2024
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Attempted burglary at Burnfoot home

    First report of this incident. It gives the location, time, doorbell footage description and a Garda appeal for dash-cam footage.

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