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Case No. 14534Criminal damage · Co. Donegal · 14 Feb 2025

Criminal damage to apartment block door in Stranorlar

On Friday, February 14, 2025, at approximately 10.45pm, a number of men damaged the front door of an apartment block on Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, County Donegal, and left in the direction of Lifford. The incident was first reported on February 18, 2025. Gardaí are investigating and are looking for a group of men suspected of the damage. No arrest, charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

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

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Criminal damage to an apartment block door in Stranorlar is under investigation.
  • A number of males damaged the front door of the building before leaving the scene in the direction of Lifford.
Where
The apartment block is on Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, County Donegal.
When
  • The incident happened on Friday, February 14, 2025, at approximately 10.45pm.
  • The incident was first reported on February 18, 2025.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are looking for a group of men suspected of damaging the door.
  • Gardaí appealed to anyone who travelled in the area between 10.30pm and 11pm with a dash cam to make the footage available.
  • Gardaí are particularly interested in sightings of a silver VW Golf in the area.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
In court
No court appearance has been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
Other details
The case record lists the suspect as a man, while the article describes a group of men.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe incident was criminal damage at an apartment block on Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, and is under investigation. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatMales damaged the front door of the building before leaving in the direction of Lifford. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe apartment block is on Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Friday, February 14, at approximately 10.45pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are looking for a group of men suspected of damaging a door in Stranorlar. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed to anyone who travelled in the area between 10.30pm and 11pm with a dash cam to make the footage available. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are particularly interested in sightings of a silver VW Golf in the area. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 18 Feb2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí believe vandals in Stranorlar made their way towards Lifford

    First report of this incident. Adds that the damage was to the front door, that the men left towards Lifford, the 10.30pm to 11pm dash cam appeal, and the interest in a silver VW Golf. No existing case matches.

    suspect, male