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Case No. 15832Theft · Co. Limerick · 4 Oct 2024

Hired wood chipper stolen in Ballysimon, Limerick, gardaí appeal for information

During the night of 4 to 5 October 2024, thieves took an orange Timberwolf wood chipper that was on hire from a company. It was stolen from outside a house in the Ballysimon area of Limerick city, after the thieves broke through a padlocked gate. The 750kg chipper would have needed to be towed by a vehicle to move it, and no arrest or charge is reported in the articles. The latest development is a garda appeal, published on 13 October 2024, asking anyone offered a Timberwolf wood chipper to buy to contact a Limerick garda station.

  1. Reported10 Oct
  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 orange Timberwolf wood chipper that was on hire from a company was stolen.
Where
The chipper was taken from outside the front of a house in the Ballysimon area of Limerick city.
When
  • The theft happened during the night of Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October 2024.
  • The article is dated 10 October 2024 in the index, but its byline shows publication on 13 October 2024.
Other details
  • The chipper weighs 750kg and would have needed to be towed by a vehicle to move it.
  • The thieves broke through a gate that was secured with a padlock to reach the chipper.
  • Machinery of this type can cost more than €20,000 to buy, depending on size and brand.
Investigation
  • Gardaí in Limerick city appealed to the public for information on the theft.
  • Gardaí asked anyone offered a Timberwolf wood chipper to buy to contact a Limerick garda station, and Sergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry Street garda station, is quoted.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn orange Timberwolf wood chipper on hire from a company was stolen. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe chipper was stolen from a house in the Ballysimon area of Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened during the night of Wednesday, October 4 and Thursday, October 5. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to the public for information on the theft. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone offered a Timberwolf wood chipper to buy to contact a Limerick garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe thieves broke through a locked gate to reach the chipper. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe stolen wood chipper weighs 750kg and had to be towed by a vehicle to move it. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMachinery of this type can cost more than €20,000 to buy, depending on size and brand. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 10 Oct2024
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Hired wood chipper stolen outside Limerick home prompts garda appeal

    First report of this theft. Adds the item description, the method of entry (a locked gate was broken), the approximate value of such machinery, and the garda appeal asking anyone offered a Timberwolf wood chipper to buy to contact a Limerick garda station.