Ireland White Audi A3 stolen in Old Cratloe Road burglary, Limerick
Between 2.30am and 9am on Friday 6 December 2024, an intruder forced open the front door of a family home at Shannonvale on the Old Cratloe Road, Limerick, and took a set of car keys from a table. He used the keys to steal the family's white Audi A3 saloon, registration 151L, which was parked on the driveway. The suspect is an unidentified man, and the victim is a family. The Limerick Leader reported the case on 10 or 11 December, and the Limerick Post reported on 22 December that gardaí had appealed for information; the car has not been recovered and no arrest or charge has been reported.
- Reported10 Dec
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A white Audi A3 saloon, registration 151L, was stolen from a family home.
- The intruder took car keys left on a table inside the home and used them to steal the car.
- Where
- The house is at Shannonvale on the Old Cratloe Road, Limerick, and the car was parked on the driveway at the front.
- When
- The burglary happened on Friday 6 December 2024 between 2.30am and 9am.
- Cause
- The intruder forced open the front door to try to get into the house.
- Investigation
- Gardaí at Mayorstone are investigating, and Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station is quoted in the reports.
- Gardaí have no description of the thief and do not know where the car went, though one Limerick Leader subheading says a neighbour took a picture of a thief escaping, so the sources differ on this.
- The car has not been recovered, and gardaí have appealed to the public for information on the vehicle.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge has been reported.
- Other details
- Gardaí say there is a recent trend of criminals breaking into houses and stealing family cars parked outside.
- Anyone with useful information is asked to contact Mayorstone Garda Station on 061 456 980.
- The Limerick Leader report is dated 10 December in the article list and 11 December in its byline.
17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe intruder stole a set of car keys left on a table inside the house. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe intruder used the keys to steal the family's white Audi A3 saloon. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA white Audi A3 saloon was stolen after a burglar forced his way into a home. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatThe intruder took a set of keys left on a table in the family home, for a parked Audi A3. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe house was at Shannonvale on the Old Cratloe Road, Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe car was parked on the driveway at the front of the house. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe home was at Shannonvale, on the Old Cratloe Road. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe burglary happened on Friday 6 December between 2.30am and 9am. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe crime took place between 2.30am and 9am on 6 December. (limerickpost.ie)
- causeThe intruder forced open the front door to try to get into the house. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí have no description of the thief and do not know where the car went. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe car has not been recovered. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí at Mayorstone are investigating the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí have appealed to the public for information on the vehicle, which has not yet been recovered. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationAnyone with useful information is asked to contact Mayorstone Garda Station on 061 456 980. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe car's registration is 151L. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherGardaí say there is a recent trend of criminals breaking into houses and stealing the family cars parked outside. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Dec2024Gardaí investigating after Old Cratloe Road car theft
First report of the case, published by the Limerick Post on 22 December 2024. It gives the time window, the house location at Shannonvale, the car details and the Garda contact number.
- 10 Dec2024Trend of family car burglaries in Limerick sparks warning by gardaí
The Limerick Leader adds the car's registration (151L), a garda warning about a recent trend of family cars stolen after burglaries, and that the thief has no description and the car has not been recovered.
victimsuspect, male