Ireland House ransacked and jewellery stolen in Wolfhill burglary, Laois
Burglars entered a house at Farnans, Wolfhill, Arles in Laois between 4pm and 7.30pm on Monday 21 October 2024, after breaking a bedroom window. A householder arrived home to find the house ransacked and a quantity of jewellery stolen. Gardaí in Portlaoise have appealed for information, witnesses and dashcam footage, asking anyone with information to contact Portlaoise Garda Station. Reports published between 23 and 26 October 2024 record no arrest or charge.
- Reported23 Oct
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A quantity of jewellery was stolen during the burglary.
- A householder arrived home and found the house had been ransacked.
- Where
- The house burgled is at Farnans, Wolfhill, Arles in Laois.
- When
- The burglary happened between 4pm and 7.30pm on Monday 21 October 2024.
- Cause
- The burglars gained access by breaking a bedroom window.
- Investigation
- Gardaí in Portlaoise are appealing for information, witnesses and dashcam footage from the area at the time.
- Members of the public are asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge is reported in the articles.
- Other details
- The Leinster Express report was published on 23 October 2024, and the Offaly Express report is dated 25 October in its metadata but 26 October in its text.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA quantity of jewellery was stolen during the burglary. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA householder arrived home and found the house had been ransacked. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA quantity of jewellery was stolen. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereA house was burgled at Farnans, Wolfhill, Arles. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe house is at Farnans, Wolfhill, Arles in Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe burglary happened between 4pm and 7.30pm on Monday, October 21. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe burglary happened between 4pm and 7.30pm on Monday 21 October. (offalyexpress.ie)
- causeThe burglars gained access by breaking a bedroom window. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Portlaoise are appealing for information following the burglary. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí appeal to anyone with information, anyone who witnessed anything suspicious, or anyone who may have dashcam footage from the area at the time to contact Portlaoise Garda Station. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for information, witnesses and dashcam footage. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationMembers of the public are asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe burglars broke a bedroom window to gain access. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Oct2024Gardaí issue appeal after house ransacked during burglary in the Midlands
First report of this burglary. It does not match any existing case: the existing Laois burglaries are in Portlaoise, Stradbally and Brockley Park, on different dates.
victim - 23 Oct2024Laois Gardaí issue appeal after house ransacked in burglary
Leinster Express report published 23 October 2024 adds the Garda appeal for information, the request for witnesses and dashcam footage, and the Portlaoise Garda Station contact number. It confirms the householder arrived home and found the house ransacked.
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