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Case No. 22545Theft (of a vehicle); criminal damage (vehicle fire) · Co. Tipperary · 27 Jan 2023

Car burned and second vehicle stolen in Newport, Tipperary

A car stolen in Limerick was driven to Newport, Tipperary, and burned out in the Mulcaire Manor housing estate in the early hours of Friday 27 January 2023. The keys of a second car were stolen from a house and used by the suspects to escape; that vehicle was later recovered in Limerick and is being technically examined.

  1. Reported1 Feb
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo youths stole an orange Nissan hatchback with an 03 L registration from North Circular Road at 5:39am on 27 January 2023 (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe car was driven across the city at high speed towards Clonlara (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe youths attempted to force the front door of a house at Churchfields in Clonlara at 6:10am but failed (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe youths broke into a house at Riverbank, Mulcair Manor in Newport at 6:45am (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe youths found a set of keys inside the house at Mulcair Manor (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe Nissan hatchback was set on fire and completely destroyed (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatA black Audi A3 with a 21 S registration belonging to the house owner was stolen (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe Audi A3 was recovered on Saturday morning at a car park by the Grove Island Student Village in Corbally (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatA car was stolen in Limerick (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe keys of a second car were stolen from a house (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe second vehicle was used by the suspects to make their escape (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe second car was recovered in Limerick (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe stolen car was driven to Newport in the early hours of the morning (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe car was burned out in the Mulcaire Manor housing estate (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe incidents took place on Friday 27 January 2023 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses who saw the orange Nissan or the black Audi A3 (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationThe second car is being technically examined (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Feb2023
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Tipperary gardaí investigating car burning and theft of second vehicle in Newport

    Initial Gardaí report of the car burning and second-vehicle theft in Newport; no arrests made.

  2. 1 Feb2023
    Reportedlimerickpost.ie, follow-up
    Limerick Gardaí investigate early morning crime rampage

    Provides a detailed timeline of the crime spree, identifies the vehicles involved (orange Nissan 03 L reg, black Audi A3 21 S reg), the attempted burglary at Churchfields in Clonlara, and the recovery location of the Audi at Grove Island Student Village in Corbally.

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