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Case No. 14872Criminal damage · Co. Donegal · 19 Dec 2024

Gardaí hunt man in balaclava after car damaged in Letterkenny

On 19 December 2024, between 10.20am and 10.25am, a man dressed all in black and wearing a balaclava approached a car parked in the Orchard Crescent area of Letterkenny, Co Donegal, and poured an unknown substance over it, causing substantial damage. After the incident he walked from Orchard Crescent towards Ard O’Donnell. No arrest or charge has been reported, and on 21 January 2025 gardaí appealed for dash cam footage from the area between 10am and 11am that day and for information from anyone with knowledge of the incident.

  1. Reported21 Jan
  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 approached a parked car and poured an unknown substance over it, causing substantial damage.
Where
  • The car was parked in the Orchard Crescent area of Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
  • After the incident the man walked from Orchard Crescent towards Ard O’Donnell.
When
The incident happened between 10.20am and 10.25am on 19 December 2024.
Cause
The substance poured over the car is not identified in the report.
Other details
  • The man was dressed all in black and wore a balaclava.
  • The owner of the car is not named in the report.
Investigation
On 21 January 2025 gardaí appealed to anyone with dash cam footage from the area between 10am and 11am on 19 December to contact them.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man poured an unknown substance over the car, causing substantial damage. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe car was parked in the Orchard Crescent area of Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereAfter the incident the man walked from Orchard Crescent towards Ard O’Donnell. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened between 10.20am and 10.25am on 19 December. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appeal to anyone with dash cam footage from the area that day between 10am and 11am to contact them. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe man was dressed all in black and wore a balaclava. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 21 Jan2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardai hunt man in balaclava who damaged car in Letterkenny attack

    First published 21 January 2025. Adds the description of the suspect, the direction he walked after the incident, and a Garda appeal for dash cam footage and information.

    suspect, male