Ireland Four men arrested in Leixlip and Maynooth over multiple thefts
Four males were arrested under Operation Thor in Maynooth and Leixlip on 4 February 2023 in relation to a number of thefts between 1 and 4 February 2023. Three were charged and due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 6 February 2023, while a juvenile was released to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged4 Feb
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatFour males were arrested under Operation Thor in Maynooth and Leixlip (garda.ie)
- whatThe arrests were in relation to a number of thefts between 1 and 4 February 2023 (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatA large quantity of suspected stolen property was recovered from the search (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí in Maynooth and Leixlip arrested four males under Operation Thor on Saturday morning. (kildarenow.com)
- whatA large quantity of suspected stolen property was recovered during the search. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe arrests took place on Saturday morning 4 February 2023 (garda.ie)
- investigationAll four were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Leixlip Garda station (garda.ie)
- investigationA follow-up search under warrant was conducted at a property in Leixlip (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationAll four men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Leixlip Garda station. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationA follow-up search was conducted under warrant at a property in Leixlip on Sunday afternoon. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThree of the men were charged (garda.ie)
- chargeThree of the men have been charged in relation to the investigation. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe three charged are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 6 February 2023 at 10.30am (garda.ie)
- courtThe three charged men are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 6 February 2023 at 10.30am. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe four men comprised one juvenile, two in their late teens, and one in his early 20s (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- otherThe male juvenile was released and referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Feb2023Kildare gardaí make four arrests in relation to thefts in recent days
Reports the Operation Thor arrests, the follow-up warrant search at a Leixlip property, the recovery of suspected stolen property, and the charging of three of the four men.
suspect, juvenile, malesuspect, late teens, malesuspect, late teens, malesuspect, early 20s, male - 4 Feb2023Operation Thor Arrests and Court Appearances, Maynooth and Leixlip. 4th February, 2023.
Official Garda press release confirming the ages of the four arrested males (one juvenile, two in late teens, one in early 20s), the detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Leixlip Garda station, the warrant search at a Leixlip property recovering a large quantity of suspected stolen property, and the court date of 6 February 2023 at 10.30am.
suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male