Ireland Stolen car used to ram Garda car in Limerick, with taunting footage shared online
On 10 July 2024, at about 4am, two cars were stolen from a house or premises in Croom, Co Limerick: a blue Mercedes and a red Hyundai Tucson. At about 7.30am that morning, gardaí located the Mercedes driving dangerously in Kilmallock, and its driver reportedly rammed the front of a Garda patrol car before fleeing. The two gardaí, a male and a female, were shaken but not injured, and the Mercedes was later found abandoned at a different location. The Hyundai Tucson had not been located at the time of reporting, and no arrests or charges have been reported. On 18 July a TikTok clip showed a dark blue Mercedes being driven at high speed, and on 20 July footage shared with the Limerick Post showed a navy Mercedes driven at speed through Limerick, with gardaí saying they could not comment on it.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two cars were stolen: a blue Mercedes and a red Hyundai Tucson.
- The Mercedes fled the scene after the collision and was later found abandoned at a different location.
- Where
- The cars were taken from a house or premises in Croom, Co Limerick.
- The ramming reportedly happened at Castle Court (Castlecourt) in Kilmallock.
- When
- The theft occurred at about 4am on Wednesday 10 July 2024.
- At about 7.30am the same day, gardaí located the Mercedes driving dangerously in Kilmallock.
- Cause
- The Mercedes was reportedly driven straight into the front of a Garda patrol car, and its driver is understood to have done so deliberately.
- Other details
- The two gardaí, a male and a female, were not injured but were left shaken; no injuries were reported.
- A TikTok clip published around 18 July shows a dark blue Mercedes being driven at high speed on a narrow road.
- Footage shared with the Limerick Post on 20 July shows a navy Mercedes driven at speed through Limerick, and gardaí said they could not comment on it.
- Charges
- No arrests or charges have been reported.
- Investigation
- The red Hyundai Tucson had not been located at the time of reporting.
- Gardaí are investigating both incidents and appealing for witnesses and dashcam or camera footage from Croom and Kilmallock.
44 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe two stolen cars were a blue Mercedes and a red Hyundai Tucson. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe stolen Mercedes collided with an official garda vehicle and left the scene. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA Garda car was damaged in an incident of dangerous driving in a County Limerick town. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatThe car involved was a Mercedes. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatThe stolen car rammed the Garda car and fled the scene. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatTwo cars were stolen during the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe stolen Mercedes collided with a garda vehicle and left the scene. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereTwo cars were stolen from a premises in Croom, Co Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe ramming incident occurred at Castlecourt, Kilmallock. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe ramming reportedly occurred at Castle Court in Kilmallock. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereTwo cars were stolen from a premises in Croom. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe ramming happened in Castlecourt, Kilmallock. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereTwo cars were stolen from a house in Croom. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe Croom theft occurred at about 4am on Wednesday 10 July 2024. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenAt about 7.30am gardaí located the Mercedes, which was involved in dangerous driving in the Kilmallock area. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenGardaí were investigating the theft of two cars from the Croom area on Wednesday morning, July 10. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenAt about 7.30am, gardaí located one of the stolen cars in Kilmallock. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe car used in the ramming was one of two cars stolen from a premises in Croom at around 4am. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe theft occurred at about 4am. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenGardaí located the Mercedes at about 7.30am during an incident of dangerous driving in the Kilmallock area. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe car was located in Kilmallock at about 7.30am on July 10 driving dangerously. (limerickpost.ie)
- causeThe driver is understood to have driven the Mercedes straight at the front of the garda car. (limerickleader.ie)
- causeThe stolen car, believed to be a Mercedes, was involved in ramming a Garda car. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam or camera footage. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí later found the car abandoned at a different location. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating both incidents and appealing for witnesses and anyone in the area to come forward. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí asked road users and pedestrians with camera or dashcam footage from the Croom and Kilmallock areas to make it available. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe red Hyundai Tucson has not been located. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and anyone with camera or dash-cam footage. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí asked anyone with dashcam or camera footage from Croom and Kilmallock to come forward. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the incident are ongoing. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe two gardaí escaped physical injury but were shaken. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe red Hyundai Tucson had not been located at the time of reporting. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe two gardaí in the car were not injured but were shaken. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe stolen cars were a blue Mercedes and a red Hyundai Tucson. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe two gardaí, a male and a female, escaped physical injury but were shaken. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe Mercedes was later found abandoned at a different location. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherA TikTok clip shows a dark blue Mercedes being driven at high speed on a narrow road. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe car fled the scene and was later found abandoned at a different location. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherNo injuries were reported in the collision. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe two Garda members were left shaken after the incident. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherFootage shows a navy Mercedes being driven at speed through Limerick. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherGardaí said they could not comment on the footage shared online. (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Jul2024Car thieves 'making a mockery of Gardaí' with taunting social media videos
Reports that footage of a navy Mercedes, believed to be the stolen car, was shared with the Limerick Post, and that Gardaí said they could not comment on it. Gardaí appealed for camera footage from the Croom and Kilmallock areas.
suspect - 18 Jul2024Car thieves who rammed garda vehicle boast about it on TikTok
Adds that two gardaí were shaken after a stolen Mercedes was rammed into their patrol car in Kilmallock, that a TikTok clip of the car being driven has been shared online, and that the red Hyundai Tucson had not been located. No arrests are reported.
suspectvictim, malevictim, female - 11 Jul2024Garda car rammed in Kilmallock following car theft in Croom
Adds that the ramming happened at Castle Court in Kilmallock, that the car involved was a Mercedes, that the car was later found abandoned at a different location, that the two gardaí were shaken but not injured, and that gardaí have appealed for dashcam and road user footage from the Croom and Kilmallock areas.
victimvictimsuspect - 10 Jul2024Garda vehicle rammed in Limerick town by driver of stolen Mercedes
Limerick Leader adds the Croom burglary and unauthorised taking of two cars, the location of the ramming at Castlecourt, Kilmallock, and that the red Hyundai Tucson had not been located.
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