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Case No. 16057Burglary (attempted) · Co. Limerick · 13 Sep 2024

Attempted house burglary in Castletroy, Limerick, gardaí issue warning

Two people are believed to have attempted to burgle a house in Castletroy, Limerick, just before midnight on Friday 13 September 2024, while a woman in her fifties and her son in his twenties were upstairs. The occupants heard a noise downstairs and heard what they believed were two people running from the house, and the intruders fled. No arrests or charges have been reported. Sergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry Street garda station, issued a warning and advised leaving lights on and using a TV simulator on a timer.

  1. Reported17 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • An attempted house burglary took place at a home in Castletroy, Limerick.
  • The rear living room window was damaged and the locked living room door was found open.
Where
The home is in Castletroy, Limerick, and a woman in her fifties and her son in his twenties were upstairs.
When
The incident happened just before midnight on Friday 13 September 2024.
Cause
The occupants heard a noise downstairs and then heard what they believed were two people running from the house and through the backyard.
Weapon
No weapon is mentioned in the facts or articles.
Investigation
Gardaí believe the suspects thought the house was empty and fled when they heard movement upstairs.
Other details
  • The case record lists two suspects, but the occupants only believed two people were running from the house.
  • Sergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry Street garda station, issued the warning.
  • Gardaí advised leaving lights on and using a TV simulator on a timer to make a house look occupied.
  • The tracker dates the article 17 September 2024, but the article text gives a publication date of 20 September 2024.
Charges
No arrests or charges have been reported.
In court
No court proceedings have been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatPerpetrators fled a house in Limerick after being disrupted in a burglary. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe occupants heard a noise downstairs and then heard what they believed were two people running from the house. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe rear living room window was damaged and the locked living room door was found open. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe woman and her son were upstairs in their home in Castletroy. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened just before midnight on Friday 13 September. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí believe the suspects thought the house was empty and fled when they heard movement upstairs. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherGardaí advised leaving lights on and using a TV simulator on a timer to make a house look occupied. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Sep2024
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí issue warning amidst attempted house burglary in Limerick

    Reports an attempted house burglary in Castletroy on 13 September 2024 in which the occupants disrupted the burglars, who fled. No names, arrests or charges are given. Its gardaí crime-prevention advice is specific to this incident. It is not the same incident as the Dromroe car theft (case 16048).

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