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Case No. 22195Theft · Co. Limerick · 15 Feb 2023

Cash stolen from St John the Baptist Church, Athlacca, Limerick

A small amount of money was stolen from a coin box at St John the Baptist Church in Athlacca, County Limerick, on 15 February 2023 after a door to the back office was damaged. Gardaí in Bruff are investigating and appealing for witnesses.

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

Key facts

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10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA small amount of money was stolen from a church in County Limerick (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatAn attempt had been made to enter the office (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA door to the back office had been damaged in an attempt to gain access (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA coin box on the candle stand had been damaged and a small sum of money was taken (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe theft occurred at St John the Baptist Church in Athlacca (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe caretaker opened the church at 8am on Wednesday, February 15 (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe caretaker returned at 7.30pm to close the church (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Bruff are investigating the theft (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí have CCTV footage of the area (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses who may have seen unusual activity around the church on the day of the theft (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Feb2023
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardai investigate theft of cash from church in County Limerick

    Initial report of the theft with details from Sergeant Ber Leetch describing how the caretaker discovered the damaged office door and coin box.