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Case No. 19668Attempted theft · Co. Limerick · 3 Sep 2023

Attempted theft of beer keg from pub yard in Pallasgreen, Limerick

On Saturday 3 September 2023, at about 8am, a man who owns a pub in the Pallasgreen area of County Limerick heard a noise in the back yard and saw a male there. The male allegedly prised open a shed door and took out a keg of beer, then dropped it and got into a Black Opel Vectra when he realised he had been seen. CCTV established the car's registration number, and gardaí arrested a male in connection with the attempted theft, as reported on 29 September 2023. No charge or court date had been reported at the time of publication.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested29 Sep
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A male allegedly attempted to steal a keg of beer from a pub yard.
  • CCTV showed the male prising open a shed door and taking out a keg of beer, and he dropped the keg when he realised he had been seen.
Where
The incident took place at a premises in the Pallasgreen area of County Limerick.
When
The incident happened at about 8am on Saturday 3 September 2023.
Other details
  • The victim is a pub owner, a man, who heard a noise in his back yard and looked out.
  • The pub owner saw a male in the yard, who ran off into a Black Opel Vectra after he was seen.
  • The suspect is a male; his age, nationality and name were not reported.
  • A garda crime prevention officer from Henry Street garda station advised pub owners on securing beer kegs and premises.
Investigation
  • The car's registration number was established from the CCTV.
  • Gardaí arrested a male after the CCTV investigation, as reported on 29 September 2023.
Charges
No charge against the arrested male was reported.
In court
No court date was reported.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA male attempted to steal a keg from a premises. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatCCTV showed the male prying open the shed door and taking out a keg of beer. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at a premises in the Pallasgreen area of County Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Saturday 3 September 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe car's registration number was established from the CCTV. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe CCTV led to gardaí arresting a male. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe pub owner was up at 8am and heard a noise in his back yard. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe pub owner looked out and saw a male in the yard. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe male dropped the keg and got into a Black Opel Vectra when he realised he had been seen. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherA garda crime prevention officer from Henry Street garda station advised pub owners on securing beer kegs and premises. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Sep2023
    Arrestedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardai issue warning to Limerick pub owners after attempted theft

    Reports the attempted keg theft, the CCTV identification of the car and the arrest of a male, plus crime prevention advice from gardaí. No charge or court date is mentioned.

    victim, malesuspect, male