Three teens arrested in stolen car with thieved goods in Ballinteer, Dublin
Three teenage males were arrested in the early hours of 6 March 2025 after Gardaí intercepted a stolen car in the Ballinteer area of Dublin, recovering stolen car keys, wallets, bank cards, balaclavas, iron bars, torches and snoods from the vehicle. The car had been reported stolen following a burglary in the Greystones area, and the arrests were made as part of Operation Thor targeting a criminal group involved in opportunistic thefts.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested6 Mar
3 reports - Charged6 Mar
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
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- whatThree males aged in their mid-teens were arrested in South-East Dublin on 6 March 2025 (garda.ie)
- whatThe criminal group is suspected of committing thefts from parked cars, burglary and related crimes (garda.ie)
- whatThree males, all in their mid-teens, were arrested as occupants of the car. (garda.ie)
- whatStolen car keys, wallets and bank cards were recovered from the vehicle. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatBalaclavas, iron bars, torches and snoods were also recovered from the vehicle. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe car had been reported stolen following a burglary in the Greystones area in recent days. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThree teenage boys were arrested after a stolen car was intercepted in south Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe three occupants were males, all in their mid-teens. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThree teenage males were arrested in Dublin after Gardaí intercepted a stolen vehicle. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe car had been reported stolen following a burglary in the Greystones area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe car was intercepted in the Ballinteer area of Dublin. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereGardaí intercepted a car in the Ballinteer area. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe car was intercepted in the early hours of Thursday, 6 March 2025. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made in connection with an investigation into a criminal group (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were part of ongoing investigations targeting a criminal group involved in opportunistic thefts from parked cars, burglary and related crimes. (garda.ie)
- investigationAll three are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, at a Garda Station in South East Dublin. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe operation was part of ongoing investigations targeting a criminal group involved in opportunistic thefts from parked cars, burglary and related crimes. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made as part of Operation Thor. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe three males have been charged (garda.ie)
- courtThey are expected to appear before Dublin District Court on 7 March 2025 (garda.ie)
- otherOperation Thor was launched in November 2015 to tackle winter burglaries. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe winter phase of Operation Thor commenced on 1 October 2024 and will run until the end of March 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- other17 people were charged in a previous Operation Thor probe in north Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Mar2025Three teens arrested in stolen vehicle with number of thieved goods found
First report of the arrest of three teens in a stolen vehicle in Ballinteer with multiple stolen items recovered; part of Operation Thor targeting opportunistic thefts.
suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 6 Mar2025Teens arrested after stolen car intercepted with wallets and bank cards seized
Adds that the operation was part of ongoing investigations targeting a criminal group involved in opportunistic thefts from parked cars, burglary and related crimes, and that the three are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, at a Garda Station in South East Dublin.
suspect, mid-teens, malesuspect, mid-teens, malesuspect, mid-teens, male - 6 Mar2025Operation Thor - Three Arrested in South-East Dublin, 6th March 2025
Official Garda press release confirming the arrest under Operation Thor, identifying the unit as DMR East Crime, specifying the suspects are all in their mid-teens, and noting the car was stolen following a burglary in the Greystones area. All three are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994.
suspect, mid-teens, malesuspect, mid-teens, malesuspect, mid-teens, male - 6 Mar2025Update: Court Appearance - Operation Thor - Three Arrested in South-East Dublin, 6th March 2025
First report of the arrest and charging of three mid-teen males in connection with a criminal group suspected of thefts from parked cars and burglary in South-East Dublin.
accused, mid-teens, maleaccused, mid-teens, maleaccused, mid-teens, male