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Case No. 22331Criminal damage (keying of vehicles) · Co. Louth · 16 Feb 2023

Garda patrol cars and private vehicles keyed outside Dundalk Garda Station

Three Garda patrol vehicles and eight private cars belonging to garda members were keyed while parked outside Dundalk Garda Station in County Louth in the early hours of 16 February 2023. No arrests have been made and Gardaí are investigating.

  1. Reported16 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatThree Garda patrol vehicles were keyed (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatEight private cars belonging to garda members were keyed (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe vehicles were parked outside Dundalk Garda Station in County Louth (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of 16 February 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGarda vehicles have been targeted in Dundalk repeatedly since 2019 (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe incident is not thought to be connected to any previous incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDerek O'Donoghue, the GRA rep for Co Louth, branded the incident as disgraceful (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Feb2023
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda patrol cars 'keyed' at Irish station with incident branded 'disgraceful'

    First report of the incident. The Garda Representative Association's rep for Co Louth branded it 'disgraceful' and noted that Garda vehicles have been targeted in Dundalk repeatedly since 2019, though this incident is not thought to be connected to any previous one.