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Case No. 2547Theft (mobile phone) · Co. Dublin · 15 Jan 2025

Phone stolen from Bulgarian couple on holiday in Dublin recovered by Gardaí

A phone was stolen from a Bulgarian couple, Marina and Christian, while they were eating dinner in Dublin. Gardaí at O'Connell Street Station used CCTV and a phone tracker to identify the person of interest, who had been arrested overnight for an unrelated offence, and found the phone stuffed in the back seat of the Garda car he was brought to Store Street Garda Station in.

  1. Reported15 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA phone was stolen from a table while the couple were eating dinner (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe phone's tracked location stopped at Store Street Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe phone was found stuffed in the back seat of the Garda car the individual was brought to the station in (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe couple were visiting Ireland from Bulgaria on holiday (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe person of interest had been arrested overnight for an unrelated offence (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Jan2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai praised for tracking down phone stolen from couple on holiday in Dublin

    Phone recovered; person of interest already in custody for an unrelated offence; no charge for the phone theft mentioned.

    victim, Marina, female, Bulgarian, non-irishMarinavictim, Christian, male, Bulgarian, non-irishChristiansuspect, male