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Case No. 15271Attempted unlawful taking of a vehicle · Co. Leitrim · 29 Nov 2024

Attempted car hijacking at Carrick-on-Shannon filling station

On Friday 29 November 2024, at about 5.40am, a collision involving two cars occurred at a commercial premises on the Boyle Road in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, and an attempted unlawful taking of a vehicle followed. A man who was targeted says he was confronted by a gang of four men, and the gang reportedly rammed another vehicle before three men chased him down the back of the filling station with metal bars. The Leitrim Observer reported the incident on 6 December 2024, and no arrests had been made at that time. Gardaí asked anyone with information to contact them in Carrick-on-Shannon.

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

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
When
  • The incident happened on Friday 29 November 2024.
  • The collision occurred at about 5.40am.
Where
The incident took place at a commercial premises, a filling station, on the Boyle Road in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim.
What happened
  • A collision involving two cars occurred, followed by an attempted unlawful taking of a vehicle.
  • A man was targeted in the attempted car hijacking and was confronted by a gang of four men.
  • Three men chased the victim down the back of the filling station.
Cause
The gang rammed another vehicle.
Weapon
The suspects returned armed with metal bars.
Other details
  • The victim says the suspects were driving a Laois car.
  • The victim thought the suspects had Dublin accents.
  • No injuries were reported.
Investigation
  • No arrests had been made at the time of reporting on 6 December 2024.
  • Gardaí asked anyone with information to contact them in Carrick-on-Shannon.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA collision involving two cars occurred. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatFollowing the crash, there was an attempted unlawful taking of a vehicle. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThe victim was confronted by a gang of four men. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThe gang rammed another vehicle. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThree men chased the victim down the back of the filling station with bars. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at a commercial premises on the Boyle Road in Carrick-on-Shannon. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Friday 29 November 2024. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred at about 5.40am. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • weaponThe suspects returned armed with metal bars. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests had been made at the time of reporting. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone with information to contact them in Carrick-on-Shannon. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe victim says the suspects were driving a Laois car. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe victim thought the suspects had Dublin accents. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherNo injuries were reported. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Dec2024
    Reportedleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Gardaí investigating attempted car hijacking in Leitrim

    Reports the 29 November 2024 incident at a Boyle Road filling station, the victim's account of a gang of four men armed with metal bars, the two-car collision, and that no arrests had been made.

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