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Case No. 14923Criminal damage · Co. Leitrim · 14 Jan 2025

Carrick-on-Shannon phone shop window smashed with rock

A front window of Carrick Gadgets, a phone shop on Main Street in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, was smashed with a rock at about 4am on Tuesday 14 January 2025. The owner, Nadeem Raja, who the article says is originally from Pakistan, feels the store was deliberately targeted, and the article reports that nothing was taken. The perpetrator, whose sex, age and nationality are not given, wore gloves and fled. The Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit has carried out a technical examination, and the investigation is ongoing.

  1. Reported16 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The front window of Carrick Gadgets, a phone shop, was smashed.
Where
The shop is on Main Street, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim.
When
The incident happened at about 4am on Tuesday 14 January 2025.
Weapon
The perpetrator broke the front window with a rock and fled the scene.
Cause
The owner feels the store was deliberately targeted.
Other details
  • The perpetrator wore gloves.
  • Nothing was taken from the store.
  • The owner, Nadeem Raja, is described as originally from Pakistan, has been in business in Carrick-on-Shannon since 2018, and runs a separate store in the town.
  • Replacing the storefront glass costs around €1,000.
Investigation
  • The Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit has carried out a technical examination.
  • Gardaí are investigating and the investigation is ongoing.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe phone shop's front window is on Main Street, Carrick-on-Shannon. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at about 4am on Tuesday the 14th. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • causeThe owner feels the store was deliberately targeted. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • weaponThe perpetrator broke the front window with a rock and fled. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit has carried out a technical examination and investigations are ongoing. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe perpetrator wore gloves. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherNothing was taken from the store. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherReplacing the glass on the storefront costs around €1000. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jan2025
    Reportedleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Leitrim phone shop window smashed with rock in late night attack

    First report of the incident. Adds the owner's account, that nothing was taken, the owner's view that the store was deliberately targeted, the replacement cost of about €1000, and the Scenes of Crime examination.

    victim, Nadeem Raja, non-irish (judged from name)Nadeem Rajasuspect