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Case No. 16306Theft · Co. Laois · 13 Aug 2024

Tools worth €7,000 stolen from van in Mountrath, Co Laois

A van owner in Mountrath, Co Laois, reported that tools valued at an estimated €7,000 were stolen from a Ford Transit parked at Castletown between 10pm on Monday and 11am on Tuesday 13 August 2024. A similar tool theft from a van at Ossory Court, Borris-in-Ossory, occurred on the Sunday night before, and the Mountrath theft was the third van targeted in two days. Gardaí are looking into whether the same individuals may be behind both thefts. No arrest or charge is reported, and the latest development is a Garda appeal for information, with anyone holding information or dash cam footage asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station.

  1. Reported13 Aug
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Tools valued at an estimated €7,000 were stolen from a van.
Where
The van, a Ford Transit, was parked at Castletown, Mountrath, Co Laois.
When
  • The van was parked from 10pm on Monday night until 11am on Tuesday morning.
  • The van owner discovered the theft at around 11am on Tuesday.
Other details
  • This was the third van targeted in two days.
  • A similar tool theft from a van took place at Ossory Court, Borris-in-Ossory, on the Sunday night before.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are looking into whether the same individuals may be behind both thefts.
  • Gardaí are appealing for information, and anyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTools valued at an estimated €7,000 were stolen. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe tools were stolen from a van in Mountrath, Co Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe van was parked at Castletown, Mountrath. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe van was parked from 10pm on Monday night until Tuesday morning at 11am. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are looking into whether the same individuals may be behind both thefts. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for information. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationAnyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe van was a Ford Transit. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe van owner discovered the theft at around 11 am. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThis was the third van targeted in two days. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherA similar tool theft from a van happened at Ossory Court, Borris-in-Ossory, on Sunday night. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Aug2024
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Appeal issued as thousands of euro in tools stolen in overnight theft in Laois

    Reports the Mountrath van theft and says it is the third van targeted in two days. It also links the case to a similar tool theft from a van at Ossory Court, Borris-in-Ossory, on Sunday night, which gardaí believe may involve the same individuals.

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