Two men in their 40s arrested after burglary in Greystones, Co Wicklow
Two men in their 40s were arrested by Gardaí from Wicklow North Community Engagement after a burglary at a residence in Greystones, Co Wicklow, on 19 June 2025. They were found in possession of a bag containing property belonging to the homeowners and are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested19 Jun
3 reports - Charged19 Jun
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
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- whatTwo men in their 40s were arrested by Gardaí from Wicklow North Community Engagement under Operation Thor (garda.ie)
- whatThe men were found inside the residence attempting to evade Gardaí (garda.ie)
- whatThe men were found in possession of a bag containing property identified as belonging to the homeowners, which has been returned (garda.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested in Greystones after gardaí were called to the scene of a burglary at a home in the Wicklow town on Thursday afternoon. (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí conducted a search of the property and discovered the men attempting to flee the scene. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe men were found in possession of a bag with items identified as belonging to the homeowners. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe stolen items were subsequently returned to the owners. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo men in their 40s were arrested following a burglary at a home in Co Wicklow. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatBoth men were found attempting to evade Gardaí at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe men were found in possession of a bag containing property belonging to the homeowners, which has been returned. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe burglary occurred at a residence in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. (garda.ie)
- whereThe men were conveyed to Bray Garda Station (garda.ie)
- whereThe burglary occurred at a residence in Greystones. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe burglary occurred on the afternoon of Thursday 19 June 2025. (garda.ie)
- whenGardaí responded to the incident at approximately 2:30pm on 19 June 2025 (garda.ie)
- whenThe arrests were made at around 2:30pm after gardaí responded to a report of an incident at a home. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 2.30pm on Thursday afternoon, 19 June 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made under Operation Thor, which was initially set up to tackle rural burglaries across the country. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe men were taken to Bray Garda Station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were carried out as part of Operation Thor, launched in November 2015 to detect and prevent burglary. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe two men were charged in relation to the burglary. (garda.ie)
- courtBoth men are due to appear before a special sitting of Bray District Court on Friday 20 June 2025 at 12pm. (garda.ie)
- courtThe two men were brought to Bray Garda station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA reduction of approximately 75 per cent in residential burglaries has been recorded between 2016 and 2023 since Operation Thor was established. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherBetween 1 January 2024 and 11 December 2024, 2,058 arrests and 4,663 charges and summons were recorded in association with Operation Thor. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Jun2025Two men arrested after attempting to 'evade Gardai' following burglary incident
Initial arrest report; two men in their 40s detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Bray Garda Station; arrests made under Operation Thor; stolen property recovered and returned to homeowners.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, male - 19 Jun2025Men arrested in Greystones after home burglary interrupted by gardaí
Adds that the arrests were made under Operation Thor (initially set up to tackle rural burglaries), at around 2:30pm, that the men were discovered attempting to flee during a search of the property, and that the stolen items were returned to the homeowners.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, male - 19 Jun2025Operation Thor: Two men arrested at residence in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Thursday 19th June 2025
Official Garda press release confirming the arrest, providing the time (approximately 2:30pm), the operation name (Operation Thor), the station of conveyance (Bray Garda Station), and that the stolen property has been returned to the homeowners.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, male - 19 Jun2025Court Appearance Operation Thor Burglary in Bray, Co. Wicklow. 19th June, 2025.
Confirms the two men have been charged and sets their court appearance date at a special sitting of Bray District Court on 20 June 2025 at 12pm.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, male