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Case No. 15671Burglary · Co. Kildare · 18 Oct 2024

Break-in at house in Broadford, Kildare

Two masked men broke glass on the front door of a house in the Kilrainey area of Broadford, Co Kildare, at 5pm on Friday 18 October 2024 and entered the property. The occupants were not present, and Gardaí said nothing was taken. A dark coloured Mini Cooper was seen in the area, and Gardaí appealed for information on it in a report published on 24 October 2024. No arrests or charges have been reported, and anyone with information is asked to come forward.

  1. Reported24 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two masked men broke glass on the front door of a house to gain entry.
  • The break-in was a burglary at a house in Broadford, Co Kildare.
Where
The incident happened in the Kilrainey area of Broadford.
When
The incident happened at 5pm on Friday 18 October 2024.
Other details
  • The occupants of the property were not present at the time of the incident.
  • Gardaí said that no belongings were taken.
  • The break-in was first reported by kildarenow.com on 24 October 2024.
Investigation
  • A dark coloured Mini Cooper vehicle was seen in the area, and Gardaí appealed for information on it.
  • Anybody with information is asked to come forward.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo masked men broke glass on the front door to gain entry. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereA break-in took place at a house in Broadford. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident happened in the Kilrainey area. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident happened at 5pm on Friday, October 18. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationA dark coloured Mini Cooper vehicle was seen in the area. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for information on the Mini Cooper. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationAnybody with information is asked to come forward. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherGardaí said that no belongings were taken. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe occupants of the property were not present at the time of the incident. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Oct2024
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare Gardaí investigating break-in at Broadford

    First report of the break-in. Adds that two masked men entered by breaking glass on the front door, that nothing was taken, that the occupants were absent, and the Mini Cooper sighting.

    suspect, malesuspect, male