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Case No. 9734Theft with assault · Co. Donegal · 28 Apr 2026

Violent theft from female driver at Letterkenny traffic lights

A woman driver was allegedly assaulted and had cash stolen from her while she was waiting in her car at traffic lights on the Justice Walsh Road in Letterkenny, County Donegal, at around 11.40am on Tuesday 28 April 2026. According to the report, another woman approached the driver's side, opened the door, allegedly assaulted the driver and took a sum of cash. The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on 5 May 2026. No arrest or charge has been reported, and gardaí have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.

  1. Reported5 May
  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 female driver was allegedly attacked while waiting in her car at traffic lights in Letterkenny and cash was stolen from her.
  • A woman allegedly opened the driver's door, assaulted the driver and stole a sum of cash from her.
Where
The incident happened at traffic lights on the Justice Walsh Road in Letterkenny, County Donegal.
When
The incident happened on Tuesday 28 April 2026 at around 11.40am.
Other details
  • The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on 5 May 2026.
  • No arrest or charge has been reported.
  • Neither the victim nor the suspect is named, and no age or nationality is given for either woman.
Investigation
  • Gardaí asked anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Letterkenny garda station.
  • Gardaí asked anyone in the area with dashcam footage to make it available.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA driver was attacked while waiting at traffic lights in Letterkenny and a violent theft was committed. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA woman opened the driver's door, allegedly assaulted the driver and stole cash from her. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe victim was waiting at traffic lights on the Justice Walsh Road in Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Tuesday 28 April 2026 at around 11.40am. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Letterkenny garda station. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone in the area with dashcam footage to make it available. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 May2026
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Violent theft committed on female driver at Letterkenny traffic lights

    First report of the incident. It gives the time, the location and the circumstances of the attack and theft, and says gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. It names no victim or suspect and reports no arrest.

    victim, femalesuspect, female