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Case No. 15985Theft · Co. Kilkenny · 16 Jun 2024

Suspect sought over theft of inflatable ice bath from Kilkenny City shop

On Sunday 16 June 2024 at about 4pm, gardaí say a suspect entered a retailer in Kilkenny City centre, removed an inflatable ice bath valued at €125 and walked out without paying. The retailer is the victim, and the suspect's age, sex and nationality are not given in the facts. Gardaí appealed for information and published a CCTV still, as reported on 24 September 2024. No arrest, charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported, and the latest development is the appeal asking anyone with information to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on (056) 777 5000.

  1. Reported24 Sep
  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 suspect removed an inflatable ice bath valued at €125 from a shop.
  • The suspect entered the shop, removed the ice bath and walked out.
Where
The theft took place at a retailer in Kilkenny City centre.
When
The incident occurred on Sunday 16 June 2024 at 4pm.
Other details
  • The suspect is described only as a person; no age, sex, nationality or name is given.
  • The appeal was reported by kilkennypeople.ie on 24 September 2024.
Investigation
  • Gardaí appealed to the public for information about the incident.
  • A still from CCTV footage of the incident was published.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on (056) 777 5000.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported in the article.
In court
No court appearance is reported in the article.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the article.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA suspect took an inflatable ice bath valued at €125 from a shop. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe theft happened at a retailer in Kilkenny City centre. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe theft occurred on Sunday 16 June 2024 at 4pm. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed to the public for information about the incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA still from CCTV footage of the incident was published. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Sep2024
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    ALERT: Suspect wanted in connection with brazen theft from shop in Kilkenny

    Reports a June 2024 theft of an inflatable ice bath from a city centre shop in Kilkenny, with a Garda appeal for information and CCTV images. No existing case matches this incident.

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