Man in his 40s arrested after €100,000 jewellery stolen from Clarendon Street shop
At approximately 2:45am on 11 June 2025, windows were smashed and jewellery worth more than €100,000 was stolen from a retail premises on Clarendon Street, Dublin 2. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of theft after his description, obtained from CCTV, was circulated by radio and he was spotted by Gardaí on high-visibility patrol near St Stephen's Green within the hour. He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Pearse Street Garda Station. Gardaí recovered all the stolen jewellery from a site near the arrest location, which remains preserved for forensic examination, and investigations are ongoing.
- Reported11 Jun
- Arrested11 Jun
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Windows were smashed and jewellery worth more than €100,000 was stolen from a retail premises on Clarendon Street, Dublin 2.
- All the stolen jewellery, estimated to be worth more than €100,000, was recovered by Gardaí.
- When
- The burglary occurred at approximately 2:45am on Wednesday, 11 June 2025.
- Where
- The burglary took place at a retail premises on Clarendon Street, Dublin 2.
- Investigation
- A description of the suspect was obtained through CCTV and circulated by radio to other officers on duty.
- Within the hour, Gardaí on high-visibility patrol near St Stephen's Green, about 600 metres from the scene, observed a person matching the description and arrested the man in his 40s.
- He is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Pearse Street Garda Station for up to 24 hours.
- Gardaí preserved a site next to the arrest location for a search, and the site remains preserved awaiting forensic examination.
- Charges
- The man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of theft.
- Other details
- Paul Cleary, Assistant Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region, praised the arrest and recovery of the jewellery.
- A separate incident of criminal damage by fire occurred at a residence in Crumlin, Dublin 12, in the early hours of Tuesday, 10 June 2025, with no injuries reported and no arrests made.
32 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe premises had been damaged and jewellery was taken during the burglary. (garda.ie)
- whatThe man in his 40s was apprehended and arrested. (garda.ie)
- whatThe stolen jewellery, now recovered, is estimated to be worth more than €100,000. (garda.ie)
- whatWindows had been smashed and jewellery stolen. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of theft. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOfficers recovered all the jewellery stolen in the raid, worth more than €100,000. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAn incident of criminal damage by fire occurred at a residence in Crumlin, Dublin 12. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatJewellery worth an estimated €100,000 was stolen from a central Dublin business. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe Clarendon Street shop was damaged during the burglary. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe burglary took place at a retail premises on Clarendon Street, Dublin 2. (garda.ie)
- whereThe burglary took place at a shop on Clarendon Street. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe burglary occurred at approximately 2:45am on 11 June 2025. (garda.ie)
- whenOfficers responded to the burglary at around 2.45am. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe fire occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 10 June 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe burglary occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning. (irishtimes.com)
- whenGardaí responded to the burglary at about 2.45am. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA description of the suspect was obtained through CCTV and circulated on radio to other members on duty. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí preserved a site next to the arrest location for the purpose of conducting a search. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe site remains preserved awaiting forensic examination. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe suspect's description was circulated by radio to other officers in the city. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe scene of the burglary has been sealed off for a forensic examination. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationA description of the suspect was obtained through CCTV footage. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man is currently detained at a Garda station in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe suspect is being held at Pearse Street Garda Station and can be detained for up to 24 hours. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherPaul Cleary, the Garda Assistant Commissioner for Dublin, praised the arrest and recovery of the jewellery. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherPaul Cleary has recently introduced more high visibility patrols in the capital. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherFire services extinguished the fire and made the area safe. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherNo injuries were reported at the time. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherPaul Cleary is Assistant Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Region. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Jun2025Man arrested after €100,000 worth of jewellery stolen from Dublin shop
Initial arrest report; jewellery recovered; investigations ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male - 11 Jun2025Dublin home targeted in arson attack prompting Garda probe
Initial Garda statement confirming the arson attack, fire service response, and that no injuries or arrests have been reported.
- 11 Jun2025Man arrested after over €100,000 worth of jewellery stolen from Dublin shop
Provides details on the arrest process: CCTV identification, radio circulation of the suspect's description, arrest by high visibility patrol near St Stephen's Green 600m away, recovery of all jewellery, and a statement from Garda Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary praising the response.
suspect, 40s, male - 11 Jun2025Burglary and Arrest, Clarendon Street, Dublin 2 – Wednesday, 11th June 2025
Official Garda press release providing details of the CCTV description, the high-visibility patrol that spotted the suspect near St Stephen's Green, the Section 4 detention, and the recovery of the jewellery.
suspect, 40s, male