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Case No. 15874Theft · Co. Limerick · 27 Sep 2024

Garda advice after phone stolen on Limerick city bus

On September 27, 2024 at about 4pm, a phone was stolen from a woman in her early 40s on a busy Limerick city bus travelling between Dooradoyle and the city centre. She had put the phone in her jacket pocket and realised it was gone when she got off the bus. The Limerick Leader reported the case on October 8, 2024, and no suspect has been named, arrested or charged. The latest development is gardaí's advice that the phone's 15-digit IMEI number can be found by dialling star, hash, 06, hash, and used to lock a lost or stolen phone.

  1. Reported7 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
A phone was stolen from a woman in her early 40s on a Limerick city bus.
Where
The theft happened on a bus between Dooradoyle and the city centre in Limerick.
When
The theft happened on September 27, 2024 at about 4pm.
Cause
The woman had put her phone into her jacket pocket while on the bus, which was busy.
Other details
  • The woman realised the phone was gone when she got off the bus.
  • The Limerick Leader published the report on October 8, 2024.
Investigation
  • Sergeant Ber Leetch of Henry Street garda station gave the account of the theft.
  • Gardaí advise that each phone has a 15-digit IMEI number that can be found by dialling star, hash, 06, hash, on the keypad.
  • Gardaí advise that the IMEI number can be used to lock a lost or stolen phone.
Charges
No suspect has been named, arrested or charged in the report.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA phone was stolen from a woman on a Limerick city bus. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe theft happened on a bus between Dooradoyle and the city centre. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened on September 27 at 4pm. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe woman had put her phone into her jacket pocket while on the bus, which was busy. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí advise that phones have a 15-digit IMEI number that can be found by dialling *#06#, and that the number can be used to lock a lost or stolen phone. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe woman was in her early 40s. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe woman realised her phone was gone when she got off the bus. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Oct2024
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí share advice after phone stolen on Limerick city bus

    Adds the victim's account of the theft and the garda advice on finding and using the IMEI number to lock a stolen phone. No suspect or arrest is mentioned.

    victim, early 40s, female