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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17414Theft · Co. Kilkenny

Gardaí appeal on TV to identify thief who stole purse from woman's trolley in Kilkenny city

Last September a man stole a woman's purse from her trolley in a busy store in Kilkenny city, after following her around the shop for some time. The purse contained a sum of money, a driver's licence and bank cards. On 30 April 2024 gardaí appealed on RTÉ One's Crimecall for the public to help identify and locate the man, and CCTV of the incident was broadcast. No arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported30 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man stole a woman's purse from her trolley in a busy store in Kilkenny city.
  • The suspect followed the victim around the shop, then took the purse while she was distracted and left.
  • The purse contained a sum of money, a driver's licence and bank cards.
Where
The theft happened in a busy store in Kilkenny city.
When
The incident happened last September.
Investigation
  • CCTV footage of the incident was broadcast on RTÉ One's Crimecall programme, as reported on 30 April 2024.
  • Gardaí are asking the public to help identify and locate the suspect, and anyone who may be able to assist is asked to come forward.
  • No arrest or charge has been reported.
Other details
  • The suspect is described as a man in his mid-40s, around 5'10" tall.
  • He was wearing a navy baseball cap, a navy rain jacket, a grey T-shirt and blue jeans.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man stole a woman's purse from a store in Kilkenny city. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe suspect followed the victim around the shop, then lifted her purse from her trolley while she was distracted and left. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe purse contained a sum of money, a driver's licence and bank cards. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe theft happened in a busy store in Kilkenny city. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened last September. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationCCTV footage of the incident was featured on RTÉ One's Crimecall programme. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking the public to help identify and locate the suspect. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationAnyone who may be able to assist gardaí is asked to come forward. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe suspect is described as being in his mid-40s and around 5'10" in height. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe suspect was wearing a navy baseball cap, a navy rain jacket, a grey T-shirt and blue jeans. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Apr2024
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardai in TV appeal to identify thief who stole purse from woman's trolley

    First report of the case: a Crimecall TV appeal with CCTV footage of the suspect, a description of his height and clothing, and details of the items in the purse. No arrest is reported.

    victim, femalesuspect, mid-40s, male