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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 26087Burglary · Co. Limerick

Two women arrested over daytime burglary in Limerick city centre

A woman in her 60s had her city centre home in Limerick broken into in broad daylight in July 2022 while she was away for approximately fifteen minutes. Summer clothes, handbags and her phone were stolen. A neighbour spotted two suspicious females in the area and provided a description to gardaí. The two female suspects were subsequently identified from CCTV footage and arrested.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested9 Jul
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The home was broken into in broad daylight while the owner was away for approximately fifteen minutes.
  • Summer clothes, handbags and the woman's phone were stolen.
Where
A city centre home in Limerick.
When
July 2022, with the woman leaving her home at 1pm.
Investigation
  • A neighbour spotted two suspicious females in the area and provided a description to gardaí.
  • The two female suspects were identified from CCTV footage.
  • The two female suspects were arrested by gardaí.
Other details
The victim is a woman in her 60s.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe home was broken into in broad daylight while the owner was away for a short time (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA neighbour spotted two suspicious females in the area (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatSummer clothes, handbags and the woman's phone were stolen (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe woman left her home at 1pm for approximately fifteen minutes (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe neighbour provided a description of the two suspects to gardaí (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe two suspects were identified from CCTV (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe two suspects were arrested by gardaí (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Jul2022
    Arrestedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Another good neighbour helps Limerick gardai solve daytime crime

    First report of the burglary; two female suspects identified from CCTV and arrested.

    victim, 60s, femalesuspect, femalesuspect, female