Ireland Case No. 19411Theft · Co. Limerick
Gardaí warn of home fuel thefts after Patrickswell oil theft
Home heating oil worth nearly €1,000 was stolen between Friday 13 and Sunday 15 October 2023. A man in his sixties from Patrickswell, County Limerick, reported the theft to gardaí. On 20 October 2023, Limerick gardaí warned the public to safeguard residential fuel tanks, and Sergeant Ber Leetch, Crime Prevention Officer at Henry Street Garda Station, advised tank locks, wireless tank alarms, sensor lighting and CCTV. The latest report, from 20 October 2023, records no arrest or charge.
- Reported20 Oct
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Home heating oil worth nearly €1,000 was stolen.
- When
- The theft took place between Friday 13 and Sunday 15 October 2023.
- The report was published on 20 October 2023.
- Where
- Gardaí in Limerick county issued the warning.
- Other details
- A man in his sixties from Patrickswell reported the theft.
- Sergeant Ber Leetch, Crime Prevention Officer at Henry Street Garda Station, advised tank locks, wireless tank alarms, sensor lighting and CCTV.
- Investigation
- Gardaí warned the public to safeguard residential fuel tanks.
- Charges
- The articles report no arrest or charge.
4 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHome heating oil worth nearly €1,000 was stolen. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe theft happened between Friday 13 and Sunday 15 October 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe man who reported the theft is from Patrickswell. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherGardaí warned the public to safeguard residential fuel tanks. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Oct2023Gardaí warn of home fuel thefts ahead of winter months in Limerick county
First report of this theft. The article also gives crime-prevention advice from Sgt Ber Leetch, including tank locks, wireless tank alarms, sensor lighting and CCTV.
victim, sixties, male