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Case No. 30373Criminal damage (vandalism) · Co. Donegal · 13 Aug 2021

Gardaí appeal for information over mirror thefts and sign vandalism in Donegal

Just before midnight on Friday, 13 August 2021, a man in a white T-shirt kicked apart a large sign outside McGranaghan's supermarket in Raphoe, Donegal, then removed his shirt and walked around the area. Between 4.30am and 5am on Sunday, 15 August 2021, three men in a small car stole two privately owned traffic safety mirrors, one from Dunfanaghy village and one from outside a property in Portnablagh. CCTV footage captured both incidents. The mirror taken from Dunfanaghy village has been recovered. Gardaí are appealing for information from the men involved or anyone with knowledge of either incident.

  1. Reported17 Aug
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man in a white T-shirt kicked apart a large sign outside McGranaghan's supermarket in Raphoe, then removed his shirt and walked around the area.
  • Three men in a small car stole two privately owned traffic safety mirrors, shaking one out of the ground before loading it into the car.
Where
The sign was outside McGranaghan's supermarket in Raphoe; the mirrors were taken from Dunfanaghy village and outside a property in Portnablagh.
When
The sign was vandalised just before midnight on Friday, 13 August 2021; the mirrors were stolen between 4.30am and 5am on Sunday, 15 August 2021.
Investigation
Gardaí are appealing for information from the men involved or anyone with knowledge, contacting Milford garda station on 074 91 53060.
Other details
The mirror taken from Dunfanaghy village has been recovered.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo traffic safety mirrors were stolen from the Dunfanaghy area at the weekend (donegallive.ie)
  • whatCCTV footage shows three men in a small car pulling up to the mirror (donegallive.ie)
  • whatTwo men spent a few minutes shaking the mirror before pulling it out of the ground and putting it in the car (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe men drove off in the Dunfanaghy direction (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA man wearing a white T-shirt kicked apart a large sign outside the premises (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe man took off his T-shirt and walked around the area (donegallive.ie)
  • whereOne mirror was taken from Dunfanaghy village (donegallive.ie)
  • whereAnother mirror was taken from outside a property in Portnablagh (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place outside McGranaghan's supermarket in Raphoe (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe thefts occurred between 4.30am and 5am on Sunday, August 15 (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred just before midnight on Friday, 13 August 2021 (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to the men involved or anyone with information to contact Milford garda station on 074 91 53060 (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Raphoe are seeking the man who vandalised the sign (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe mirrors were both privately owned (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe mirror taken from Dunfanaghy village has been recovered (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Aug2021
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, follow-up
    Gardaí seek bare-chested vandal after weekend incident

    Gardaí in Raphoe are appealing for information about the bare-chested man who vandalised the shop sign, with CCTV footage available.

    suspect, male
  2. 17 Aug2021
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Donegal gardaí seek three men after roadside safety mirrors stolen

    Gardaí appealing for information about three men seen on CCTV stealing two safety mirrors; one mirror recovered, the other taken from outside a property in Portnablagh.

    suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male