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Case No. 15809Attempted theft from retail premises · Co. Leitrim · 8 Oct 2024

Four arrested after attempted theft from Leitrim retail premises

Four people were arrested in Dromod on Tuesday 8 October 2024 over an alleged attempted theft from a local retail premises in Leitrim, as part of Operation Táirge. The suspects are two men in their 30s and two women in their 20s, and no names or nationalities have been given. After a call to Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon, the van carrying the four was stopped and searched in Dromod shortly afterwards. The four were subsequently charged and appeared before Sligo District Court on Thursday 10 October 2024, and Gardaí said investigations are ongoing with no sentence reported.

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  4. In court11 Oct
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Key facts

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What happened
Four people are alleged to have attempted to rob or steal from a retail premises in Leitrim; one report describes it as an attempted break-in.
Where
  • The alleged attempted theft took place at a local retail premises in Leitrim.
  • Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon made the arrests in Dromod.
When
The four people were arrested on Tuesday 8 October 2024.
Investigation
  • Gardaí received a call about the alleged attempted theft at the local retail premises.
  • The arrests were made as part of Operation Táirge.
  • The van carrying the four people was stopped and searched in Dromod shortly afterwards.
  • Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
Charges
  • Two men in their 30s and two women in their 20s were arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
  • The four people were subsequently charged.
In court
The four people appeared before Sligo District Court on Thursday 10 October 2024.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
Other details
The Leitrim Observer reported the arrests and court appearance on 11 October 2024.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatFour people allegedly attempted to rob a retail premises in Leitrim. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whereThe suspects were arrested in Dromod as part of Operation Táirge. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe four people were arrested on Tuesday 8 October 2024. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationGardaí received a call about an alleged attempted theft at a local retail premises. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe van carrying the four people was stopped and searched in Dromod shortly afterwards. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • chargeTwo men in their 30s and two women in their 20s were arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • chargeThe four people were subsequently charged. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • courtThe four people appeared before Sligo District Court on Thursday 10 October 2024. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Oct2024
    In courtleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Four suspects arrested in Leitrim after attempted break-in at retail premises

    Adds the arrest location in Dromod, the Operation Táirge context, the ages and sexes of the four people, the charges, and the Sligo District Court appearance on 10 October 2024.

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