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Case No. 22168Car-jacking (theft of a vehicle) · Co. Kildare · 18 Dec 2022

Car stolen in car-jacking at Applegreen, Derrinturn, Kildare

A Renault Captur was stolen in a car-jacking at the Applegreen premises in Derrinturn, County Kildare, on 18 December 2022, when a man forced a pregnant woman out of the passenger seat and drove off. The vehicle was recovered after a Crimecall appeal on 30 January 2023 and a man was arrested, but the suspect seen on CCTV remains at large.

  1. Reported28 Feb
  2. Arrested28 Feb
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe vehicle taken was a Renault Captur with registration 222 KE 1576. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver was inside the Centra shop when the vehicle was taken. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatA pregnant woman in the passenger seat was forced to get out when the man took the car. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe suspect fled in the direction of Allenwood. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe vehicle was later spotted in Prosperous and at the Monread Fare service station in Naas. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe vehicle has not been recovered. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe suspect was wearing a distinctive red jacket with fur around the hood. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatAn individual approached the stationary car and threatened its occupant to leave the vehicle. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatA Renault Captur with registration 222 KE 1576 was stolen in a car-jacking incident. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatA pregnant woman in the passenger seat was forced to get out when a man got into the driver's seat and drove off. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe car-jacking occurred at the Applegreen premises in Derrinturn, Co. Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident occurred at the Applegreen premises in Derrinturn village, County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe stolen vehicle was later spotted in Prosperous and at the Monread Fare service station in Naas. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident took place at around 5pm on Sunday, 18 December 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe car-jacking took place at around 5pm on Sunday, 18 December 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe incident was featured on the Crimecall programme on RTE. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe suspect was captured on CCTV in the Applegreen shop and getting into the Renault car. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe incident was featured on Crimecall on RTE on 30 January 2023, after which the vehicle was recovered and a man was arrested. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí are still searching for the suspect seen on CCTV, who was wearing a distinctive red jacket with fur around the hood. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherNo injuries have been reported. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Feb2023
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardaí find car stolen in Kildare after appeal on Crimecall - but search for suspect goes on

    Vehicle recovered after Crimecall appeal on 30 January 2023; one man arrested but the CCTV suspect (red jacket with fur hood) still at large.

    victim, femalesuspect, malesuspect, male
  2. 28 Feb2023
    Reportedkildarenow.com, follow-up
    KNOW THIS MAN? Kildare gardaí seeking suspect over car-jacking featured on Crimecall

    Article updated to note the car-jacking was featured on Crimecall on RTE; Gardaí appealing for identification of a man wearing a distinctive red jacket with fur around the hood.

    victim, femalesuspect, male