Ireland Man arrested after being caught graffiti tagging in Limerick City
On 31 July 2024, gardaí in Limerick City arrested a man in his 50s after he was allegedly caught graffiti tagging a wall on Roches Row, in the Roche's Street area. Community Policing gardaí on patrol chased him on foot, and he was taken to Henry Street Garda Station. The Limerick Leader reported on 1 August 2024 that he was released without charge and that investigations were ongoing, and the Limerick Post reported the arrest on 12 August 2024. The latest development is that the investigation remains ongoing and no charge has been recorded.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested12 Aug
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his 50s was arrested for allegedly graffiti tagging a wall in Limerick City, which is treated as criminal damage.
- Where
- The graffiti was on a wall on Roches Row, Limerick city, and the Limerick Post places the incident in the Roche's Street area.
- When
- The incident happened on the night of 31 July 2024, and the Limerick Leader says the arrest was at about 5:30pm on that Wednesday evening.
- Cause
- Community Policing gardaí on patrol encountered a male putting his own mark on property not belonging to him.
- Investigation
- Gardaí chased the man, who tried to flee on foot, and he was arrested following a foot pursuit.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- The man was taken to Henry Street Garda Station.
- Body worn cameras were introduced at Henry Street Garda Station the day after the incident.
- Gardaí said that putting graffiti on property not belonging to you is an offence under the Criminal Damage Act.
- The Limerick Post published its report of the arrest on 12 August 2024.
- Charges
- The man was released from Henry Street Garda Station without charge.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arrested a man caught while graffiti tagging a wall in Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe man graffitied a wall on Roches Row, Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereGardaí were on patrol in the Roche's Street area of the city. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe arrest took place on Wednesday evening. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred the day before body worn cameras were introduced at Henry Street Garda Station. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on the night of July 31. (limerickpost.ie)
- causeThe man was arrested following a foot pursuit by Community Policing gardaí on patrol. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí encountered a male putting his own mark on property not belonging to him. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí chased the tagger, who tried to flee on foot. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe man was taken to Henry Street Garda Station. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe man was released from Henry Street Garda Station without charge. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe man was arrested and taken to Henry Street Station. (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Aug2024Limerick Gardaí arrest man caught red handed while graffiting a wall
Report published 12 August 2024. It states the arrest but gives no charge, court or outcome. The article does not state the year of the incident.
suspect, male - 1 Aug2024Man arrested for criminal damage incident in Limerick city following a foot pursuit
Adds the suspect's age range (50s), the location as Roches Row, the foot pursuit, that the man was released without charge, and that investigations are ongoing. Case 16320 names the location as the Roche's Street area.
suspect, 50s, male