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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11449Attempted theft · Co. Donegal · 13 Jan 2026

Attempted theft of company van in Letterkenny

Gardaí are investigating the attempted theft of a company van outside a business premises on Canal Road, Letterkenny, on 13 January 2026. The man fled when a delivery driver spotted him, and no damage was caused.

  1. Reported20 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí issued an alert to business owners after an attempted theft of a company van outside a business premises in Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA man appeared to be trying to gain access to one of the company vans outside the premises. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA business owner was alerted by a delivery driver to the man's attempt. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at a business premises in the Canal Road area of Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Tuesday, January 13, shortly before 8:10am. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident and are viewing CCTV. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area with a dash-cam on January 13 between 8am and 8:30am to provide footage. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe man fled when the delivery driver observed him. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe man was wearing a black puffer jacket, denim jeans and black trainers. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe man did not gain access to the van and no damage was caused. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Jan2026
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Alert to business owners after attempted theft of company van in Letterkenny

    First report of the incident. Gardaí issued an alert to business owners, described the man's clothing, and asked for dash-cam footage. No victim is named.

    suspect, male