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Case No. 18964Criminal damage · Co. Donegal · 3 Dec 2023

Stone thrown at house door on Beechwood Road, Letterkenny

On Sunday, 3 December 2023, shortly after 6pm, three youths were seen throwing stones at a house on Beechwood Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal, and one stone smashed the glass in the house door. Gardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage, and the youths fled on foot. The case was first reported on 5 December 2023, and the sources report no arrest or charge. The latest development is a garda appeal by Garda Sergeant Charlene Anderson for witnesses who saw the youths and for dash cam footage from between 6pm and 6:15pm.

  1. Reported5 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage to a house door.
  • Three youths were seen throwing stones at a house.
Weapon
Stones were thrown at the house, and one stone hit the glass in the door and smashed it.
Where
The incident occurred in the area of Beechwood Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal.
When
The incident happened on Sunday, 3 December 2023, shortly after 6pm.
Other details
  • The headline reports that the youths fled and that gardaí chased them.
  • Garda Sergeant Charlene Anderson made the appeal.
  • The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on 5 December 2023.
Charges
The sources report no arrest or charge.
Investigation
  • Gardaí appealed to anyone who saw the youths on foot in the area to contact Letterkenny Garda station on 074-9167100.
  • Gardaí asked anyone who had a dash cam in the area between 6pm and 6:15pm to make the footage available.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThree youths were seen throwing stones at a house. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatOne of the stones hit the glass in the door of the house, causing it to smash. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred in the area of Beechwood Road, Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Sunday, December 3, shortly after 6 pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed to anyone who may have seen the youths on foot in the area to make contact. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who had a dash cam in the area between 6 pm and 6:15 pm to make the footage available. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherGarda Sergeant Charlene Anderson made the appeal. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Dec2023
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí chase youths who fled after smashing door with a stone

    First report of this incident. It gives the location, the time, the number of youths, the damage to the door, and a garda appeal for witnesses and dash cam footage.

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