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Case No. 14012Theft · Co. Limerick · 2 Apr 2025

Purse stolen from parked car in Limerick city housing estate

A purse was stolen from a parked car in a driveway in a housing estate just off the Bloodmill Road in Limerick city, County Limerick, between Wednesday night, 2 April 2025, and Thursday morning. Gardaí are investigating the theft and have appealed to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Bloodmill Road area that night to contact Henry Street garda station. Sergeant Aoife Bannon of community policing at Henry Street garda station advised car owners not to leave valuables in their cars. No arrest or charge has been reported, so the latest development is the garda appeal for information.

  1. Reported9 Apr
  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 purse was stolen from a parked car in a driveway.
Where
The car was parked in a housing estate just off the Bloodmill Road in Limerick city, County Limerick.
When
The theft happened between Wednesday night, April 2, 2025, and Thursday morning.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating the theft.
  • Gardaí appealed to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Bloodmill Road area that night to contact Henry Street garda station.
Other details
  • Sergeant Aoife Bannon of community policing at Henry Street garda station advised car owners not to leave valuables in their cars, especially in plain sight.
  • The article is dated 9 April 2025 in the source record, but its text gives publication as 11 April 2025.
  • The reports give no arrest, charge, court or sentence details.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA purse was stolen from a parked car in a driveway. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe car was parked in a housing estate just off the Bloodmill Road in Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened between Wednesday night, April 2, and Thursday morning. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the theft. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Bloodmill Road area that night to contact Henry Street garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherA garda sergeant advised car owners not to leave valuables in their cars. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Apr2025
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí investigate stolen property from parked car outside house in Limerick

    Reports a purse stolen from a parked car in a Limerick city housing estate; gardaí appeal for information. No existing case matches this theft.