Ireland Case No. 16221Burglary · Co. Offaly · 14 Aug 2024
Daytime burglary at Offaly farmhouse foiled by owner and gardaí
On Wednesday 14 August 2024, at around 3pm, James Gorry junior, the owner of a farmhouse in Offaly, found intruders at the house, and four people are alleged to have been involved. Gardaí arrived within about 10 minutes, arrested a youth and flushed others out of nearby woodland. A 27 August 2024 report says one youth was arrested, and no charges or court appearances have been reported.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested27 Aug
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Drawers in the house were pulled out and electrical equipment was pulled out of its box.
- Keys and some loose coins were taken.
- Where
- The farmhouse is in Offaly.
- When
- The incident happened on Wednesday 14 August 2024 at around 3pm.
- Cause
- A bathroom window had been broken, and the intruders used it to get into the house.
- Investigation
- Gardaí arrived within about 10 minutes.
- Gardaí arrested a youth who had ridden past the owner on the road and flushed other intruders out of the woodland.
- Other details
- The owner heard noises and saw movement at the house as he arrived, and a maroon car did a U-turn in the farmhouse gateway.
- The owner found mountain bikes stashed in a gateway.
- The owner says three others were present and fled into trees and woodland.
- The owner believes the break-in may be linked to a previous break-in at his house.
- The owner believes someone tipped the intruders off because the break-in was in daylight.
- As of 27 August 2024, the owner has not heard further about those arrested.
- Charges
- No charges have been reported.
- In court
- No court appearances have been reported.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDrawers in the house were pulled out. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatElectrical equipment was pulled out of its box. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatKeys and some loose coins were taken. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe farmhouse is in Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on Wednesday 14 August 2024 at around 3pm. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrived within about 10 minutes. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí grabbed a youth who had ridden past the owner on the road. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí flushed the other intruders out of the woodland. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe owner heard noises and saw movement at the house as he arrived. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherA bathroom window had been broken, which the intruders used to get in. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe owner found mountain bikes stashed in a gateway. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherA maroon car did a U-turn in the farmhouse gateway when the owner approached. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe owner says three others were present and fled into trees and woodland. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe owner believes the break-in may be linked to a previous break-in at his house. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe owner believes someone tipped the intruders off because the break-in was in daylight. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe owner has not heard further about those arrested. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Aug2024Brazen day time break in foiled by Offaly home owner and Gardai
Owner's first-hand account of the daytime break-in at his farmhouse, including the arrest of one youth and the owner's belief that the intruders had been tipped off. No charges or court appearances are reported.