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Case No. 16048Burglary and car theft · Co. Limerick · 11 Sep 2024

Car stolen from Dromroe, Castletroy, Limerick, gardaí give home security advice

A man in his late 30s reported that his car was stolen overnight on Wednesday 11 September 2024 from outside his home in Dromroe, Castletroy, Limerick. The car was last seen parked there at 10pm and was gone by 6am on Thursday 12 September, and CCTV at the home showed a male entering the front garden. The articles report no arrest or charge. The latest development is a garda reminder, published on 19 September 2024, to lock all windows and doors and hide car keys out of sight.

  1. Reported18 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man in his late 30s reported to Henry Street Garda Station that his car had been stolen.
  • The incident is described in the articles as a car burglary and theft.
Where
The car was taken from outside the man's home in Dromroe, Castletroy, Limerick.
When
The car was last seen parked outside the home at 10pm on Wednesday 11 September 2024 and was gone by 6am on Thursday 12 September.
Cause
The thief reportedly got in through an unsecured window after finding the back door locked.
Investigation
  • CCTV at the home showed a male entering the front garden.
  • The male reappeared at the front of the house, unlocked the car and drove off.
  • Gardaí believe the thief saw the car, wanted it, looked in the windows, may have seen the car keys and then tried the back door.
Charges
The articles report no arrest or charge in the case.
Other details
  • Gardaí reminded the public that the most basic principle of home security is to lock all windows and doors and hide car keys out of sight.
  • Sergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry Street Garda Station, made the home security comments.
  • The tracker dates the article 18 September 2024, while the article text gives its publication date as 19 September 2024 on Limerick Live.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his late 30s reported that his car had been stolen. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe male reappeared at the front of the house, unlocked the car and drove off. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe car was stolen from outside the man's home in Dromroe, Castletroy. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe car was stolen overnight on Wednesday 11 September. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe car was last seen parked outside the home at 10pm, and was gone by 6am on 12 September. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe thief got in through an unsecured window after finding the back door locked. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationCCTV at the home showed a male entering the front garden. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí believe the thief saw the car, wanted it, looked in the windows, may have seen the car keys and then tried the back door. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherGardaí reminded the public that the most basic principle of home security is to lock all windows and doors and hide car keys out of sight. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherSergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry Street Garda Station, made the home security comments. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Sep2024
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí remind public of 'basic home security' steps after car burglary at Limerick address

    Adds details of a car burglary and theft at Dromroe, Castletroy, on 11 September 2024. This is a different incident from case 15605 (car stolen from River Mews, Woodhaven, Castletroy, on 19 September 2024), as the date and street differ.

    victim, late 30s, malesuspect, male