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Case No. 20202Burglary · Co. Limerick · 20 Jul 2023

Gardaí hunt gang over three petrol station burglaries in Limerick and Tipperary

An organised crime gang burgled three commercial premises, described as petrol stations, at Caherline, Old Pallas and Monard in the early hours of Thursday 20 July 2023. Items were reported stolen in Old Pallas and in Monard, where cash was also taken, but nothing was reported stolen in Caherline, which had been burgled for the second time in two months. The case was first reported on 25 July 2023, and gardaí asked drivers in east Limerick who saw a suspicious vehicle that night to contact their local station. A garda spokesperson said on 26 July 2023 that investigations are ongoing, and no arrests or charges have been reported.

  1. Reported26 Jul
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
An organised crime gang targeted three petrol stations in one night.
Where
The three burglaries occurred at commercial premises in Caherline, Old Pallas and Monard.
When
  • The burglaries happened in the early hours of Thursday, 20 July 2023.
  • The Old Pallas burglary occurred at approximately 2.20am.
Other details
  • No items were reported stolen in the Caherline burglary.
  • The Caherline petrol station had been burgled for the second time in two months and reopened in mid-May.
  • A number of items were reported stolen in the Old Pallas burglary.
  • Cash and a number of items were reported stolen from the commercial premises in Monard, County Tipperary.
  • The case was first reported by the Limerick Leader on 25 July 2023 and updated on 26 July 2023.
Investigation
  • A garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.
  • Gardaí asked anyone who may have been driving in east Limerick in the early hours of 20 July and saw a vehicle being driven suspiciously to contact their local garda station.
Charges
No arrests or charges have been reported.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn organised crime gang targeted three petrol stations in Limerick and Tipperary in one night. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe three burglaries occurred at commercial premises in Caherline, Old Pallas and Monard. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe burglaries happened in the early hours of Thursday, 20 July 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe Old Pallas burglary occurred at approximately 2.20am. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationA garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who may have been driving in east Limerick in the early hours of 20 July, and who saw a vehicle being driven suspiciously, to contact their local garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherNo items were reported stolen in the Caherline burglary. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe Caherline petrol station had been hit for the second time in two months. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherA number of items were reported stolen in the Old Pallas burglary. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherCash and a number of items were reported stolen from a commercial premises in Monard, County Tipperary. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Jul2023
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Limerick gardai hunt gang members who went on 'petrol station crime spree' in two counties

    First report of three linked commercial burglaries on the same night, attributed to one organised gang. Caherline and Monard are the locations most relevant to the Limerick and Tipperary counties; Monard is in County Tipperary. Stolen items were reported in Old Pallas and Monard but none in Caherline.