Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14077Theft · Co. Laois

Stradbally charity shop seeks payment for stolen leather bag

A woman is alleged to have taken a leather bag without payment from a St Vincent de Paul charity shop in Stradbally, Co Laois, last Thursday, according to a report published on 2 April 2025. The shop's newly installed CCTV captured clear footage of the incident. The manager, Sinead Moore, said nobody had yet come forward and asked the woman to return and pay for the bag or face prosecution. As of 2 April 2025, no garda action had been reported, and the shop said it would give the woman a few days before passing the footage to gardaí.

  1. Reported2 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 leather bag was taken from the shop without payment.
  • The suspect is a woman; her age and nationality are not given.
Where
The theft happened at a St Vincent de Paul charity shop in Stradbally, Co Laois.
When
The theft happened last Thursday, before the article was published on 2 April 2025.
Investigation
  • The shop's CCTV system, installed the day before the theft, captured clear footage of the incident.
  • The manager, Sinead Moore, said nobody had yet come forward.
  • The shop said it would pass the footage to gardaí if the woman did not return and pay.
Other details
  • The shop asked the woman to return and pay for the item.
  • The manager said she would give the woman a few days before approaching gardaí with the footage.
  • No garda action is reported.
Charges
The shop warned the woman she could face prosecution if she did not pay.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA leather bag was taken from the shop without payment. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe theft happened at a St Vincent de Paul charity shop in Stradbally. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened last Thursday, before the article was published on 2 April 2025. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe shop's newly installed CCTV cameras captured clear footage of the incident. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe manager said nobody had yet come forward. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe shop said it would pass the footage to gardaí if the woman did not return and pay. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe shop asked the woman to return and pay for the item. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 2 Apr2025
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Laois charity shop urges thief to pay or else CCTV footage will go to gardaí

    First report of the theft. The shop manager says nobody had come forward and she will give the woman a few days before approaching gardaí with the CCTV footage. No garda action is reported.

    suspect, female