Ireland Probationer gardaí recover €7,000 in stolen goods and arrest man in Dublin city centre
On a Sunday morning around 10am in Temple Bar, Dublin, gardaí on their first tour of duty searched a man seen acting suspiciously down a laneway. The search found four MacBook Pro laptops, two Kindles and Bose headphones, worth more than €7,000, which gardaí said had been stolen from three US tourists and their Irish friend Nicholas over the weekend. The man, whose age and nationality were not given, was arrested, and the arrest and recovery were first reported on 18 December 2023. A report on 20 December 2023 gave the officers' account, and no charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested18 Dec
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized more than €7,000 worth of stolen electronics.
- The search found four MacBook Pro laptops, two Kindles and a pair of Bose headphones.
- Where
- The patrol was around Temple Bar, Dublin, where gardaí spotted a man acting suspiciously down a laneway.
- When
- The gardaí were on their first tour of duty from Pearse St station on a Sunday morning, and the man was seen at around 10am.
- Investigation
- Gardaí searched the man and found the laptops, Kindles and headphones in his possession.
- Other details
- The laptops had been stolen from three US tourists and an Irish man, Nicholas, over the weekend.
- Sources differ on the return of the laptops: one says Nicholas managed to pick up all four before his friends flew home, while gardaí said his friend picked them up before the three flew back to the States.
- Gardaí said the three officers recovered over €7,000 of stolen goods and arrested one man.
- A man was arrested, and the arrest was first reported on 18 December 2023.
- Charges
- No charge against the arrested man has been reported.
- In court
- No court appearance has been reported.
- Sentence
- No sentence has been reported.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatNewly appointed gardaí seized more than €7,000 worth of stolen electronics. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe search found four MacBook Pro laptops, two Kindles and a pair of Bose headphones. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí recovered four laptops that were stolen from three US tourists and their Irish friend. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo probationer gardaí recovered €7,000 worth of stolen goods during their first Dublin walkabout. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereGardaí spotted a man acting suspiciously down a laneway around Temple Bar. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe patrol was around Temple Bar, Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe gardaí were on their first tour of duty at Pearse St station on a Sunday morning. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe man was seen acting suspiciously at around 10am. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí searched the suspicious individual. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí searched the man and found four MacBook Pro laptops, two Kindles and Bose headphones. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe laptops had been stolen from three US tourists and an Irish man, Nicholas, over the weekend. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOne man was arrested. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí said the stolen laptops were picked up by the friend before his three friends flew back to the States. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherGardaí said the three officers recovered over €7,000 of stolen goods and arrested one man. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Dec2023New gardai recover €7k in stolen goods and make arrest on first Dublin walkabout
Reports that the stolen items were recovered and returned to Nicholas before his three friends' flight, and gives the probationer gardaí's account of the arrest.
- 18 Dec2023New gardaí seize more than €7k worth of stolen goods on first Dublin walkabout
First report of the incident. The article says the laptops were stolen over the weekend and that Nicholas 'managed to pick up all four laptops' before his friends flew home, which conflicts with gardaí having recovered them.