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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19356Theft · Co. Longford · 3 Nov 2022

Gardaí appeal for help identifying two suspects in Longford shop theft

On 3 November 2022, two male suspects allegedly stole goods worth about €1,448 from a discount store in Longford town. The pair entered the store at about 4:30pm, and the articles say they covered a trolley with a blanket and passed all points of payment with the stolen items. Gardaí released CCTV images of both men and asked the public for help identifying them in reports published on 25 and 26 October 2023. The articles report no arrest or charge, so the latest development is an open appeal, with anyone who has information asked to contact Longford garda station.

  1. Reported25 Oct
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two male suspects are sought over the alleged theft of goods worth about €1,448 from a shop.
  • The suspects covered a trolley with a blanket and passed all points of payment with the stolen items.
Where
  • The theft took place at a discount store in Longford town.
  • One report's headline refers to the Midlands, while its text places the shop in Longford town.
When
  • The theft took place on 3 November 2022.
  • The pair entered the store at about 4:30pm.
  • The appeal was published on 25 October 2023 by longfordleader.ie and on 26 October 2023 by offalyexpress.ie.
Investigation
  • Gardaí released CCTV images of both male suspects and asked the public for help identifying them.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Longford garda station.
  • The articles report no arrest or charge.
Other details
  • The first suspect is described as about 6ft tall with black or brown hair, wearing a black jacket with dark grey sleeves, light grey pants and black Nike runners.
  • The second suspect is described as about 5ft 10in with brown hair, wearing a black hooded jacket, navy Nike pants and black runners.
  • The suspects are not named in the articles.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo male suspects are sought over the theft of goods from a shop. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatGoods worth about €1,448 were stolen. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe suspects covered a trolley with a blanket and passed all points of payment with the stolen items. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatApproximately €1,448 of items were stolen. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe two suspects covered a trolley with a blanket and passed all points of payment with the stolen items. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe theft took place at a discount store in Longford town. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe theft was from a shop in Longford town. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at a discount store. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe theft took place on 3 November 2022. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe pair entered the store at about 4:30pm. (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place on November 3, as stated in the article. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí described the first suspect as 6ft tall with black or brown hair. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Longford garda station. (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí released images of both male suspects and asked the public for help identifying them. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe first suspect is described as 6ft tall with black or brown hair, wearing a black jacket with dark grey sleeves, light grey pants and black Nike runners. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe second suspect is described as about 5'10 with brown hair, wearing a black hooded jacket, navy Nike pants and black runners. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 26 Oct2023
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí launch hunt for two thieves behind brazen shop raid in the Midlands

    The article says the incident took place on November 3 'last year' but was published on 26 October 2023, so the year is inconsistent with the publication date. No existing case matches this shop theft.

    suspect, malesuspect, male
  2. 25 Oct2023
    Reportedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí launch hunt for two thieves behind brazen Longford town raid

    Original report of the theft, with CCTV images released and a public appeal. The article says the theft occurred 'November 3 last year' relative to its 2023 publication, so the incident date is 2022-11-03. Neither suspect is named.

    suspect, malesuspect, male