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Case No. 19781Burglary · Co. Kildare · 15 Sep 2023

Van and money taken in Ballytore business burglary

On Friday 15 September 2023, a door was forced at a business premises on the R448 in Ballytore, south Kildare, and money, power tools and a Renault van were taken. Gardaí are investigating the incident as a burglary. Kildare Now reported on 20 September 2023 that gardaí had recovered the van, and its headline places the van near Crookstown while its text gives Ballytore as the premises location. As of that report, no arrests had been made and investigations were ongoing.

  1. Reported20 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 door at a business premises was forced during the burglary.
  • A sum of money, a number of power tools and a Renault van were taken.
  • The van taken in the incident has been recovered by gardaí.
Where
The burglary took place at a business premises on the R448 in Ballytore, south Kildare; the 20 September 2023 article's headline places the van near Crookstown, while its text gives Ballytore as the premises location.
When
The theft took place on Friday 15 September 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating the incident as a burglary at a business premises in Ballytore.
  • No arrests have been made at this time.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
Kildare Now reported the recovery of the van on 20 September 2023.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA door was forced during the incident. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatMoney, power tools and the vehicle were taken. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe van taken in the incident has been recovered by gardaí. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe van was taken from a business premises on the R448 in Ballytore, south Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe theft took place on Friday 15 September 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident as a burglary at a business premises in Ballytore. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made at this time. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Sep2023
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    KILDARE: Van taken near Crookstown has been recovered by gardaí

    First report of the incident. The headline places the van near Crookstown, but the article text gives Ballytore as the location of the business premises.