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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21169Attempted burglary · Co. Kildare · 3 May 2023

Woman disturbs four men in driveway in suspected attempted burglary near Monasterevin, Kildare

On Wednesday 3 May 2023 at about 3.15pm, a woman arriving home from work at a house outside Monasterevin, County Kildare, found a car in her driveway with a man inside, and four men were involved in what Gardaí describe as a suspected attempted burglary. The men fled in a silver hatchback car after damage was caused to a rear door, and nothing was taken. The incident was first reported by Kildare Now on 10 May 2023. As of that report, no arrests had been made and Gardaí were appealing for information about a silver hatchback seen acting suspiciously in the Monasterevin area.

  1. Reported10 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A woman arrived home from work and found a car in her driveway with a man inside.
  • Two more men were outside the car and a fourth man came from the back of the house.
Where
The incident happened at a home outside Monasterevin in County Kildare.
When
The incident happened at about 3.15pm on Wednesday 3 May 2023.
Other details
  • The four men fled the scene in a silver hatchback car.
  • Nothing was taken, but damage was caused to a rear door.
  • Gardaí describe the incident as an attempted burglary.
  • The incident was first reported by Kildare Now on 10 May 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí have appealed to anyone who saw a silver hatchback car acting suspiciously in the Monasterevin area on 3 May.
  • No arrests had been made and enquiries were ongoing as of the first report.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman arrived home from work and found a car in her driveway with a man inside. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatTwo more men were outside the car and a fourth man came from the back of the house. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe men fled the scene in a silver hatchback car. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident occurred at a home outside Monasterevin in County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident happened at about 3.15pm on Wednesday, 3 May 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí have appealed to anyone who saw a silver hatchback car acting suspiciously in the Monasterevin area on 3 May. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherNothing was taken, but a rear door was damaged. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherGardaí describe the incident as an attempted burglary. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 10 May2023
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare woman foiled potential burglary after she arrived home to find four men in her driveway

    First report of the incident. No existing case in the list matches this Monasterevin attempted burglary on 3 May 2023.

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