Garda investigate assault and brazen handbag snatch
GARDAI are investigating two incidents in Limerick city where a young man was assaulted and woman had her handbag stolen. Last Thursday, a 20-year-old man was walking along Upper Denmark when he was...
View ArticleArmed teen arrested in cash and drugs seizure
GARDAI in Roxboro Road have arrested and charged a teenager in relation to the seizure of suspected cannabis herb and cash. The male, aged in his late teens was arrested in the Carew Park area of...
View ArticleLimerick city is no playground for teen thugs
LIMERICK city is a not a playground for thugs – that was the warning this week to criminals as gardai leave them no place to hide. Superintendent Derek Smart warned that the Henry Street division of...
View ArticleMan arrested over nine Limerick burglaries
A MAN in his 20s is in Garda custody this Thursday after he was arrested in connection with nine burglaries carried out in Limerick since last December. Investigations into the nine burglaries in the...
View ArticleDrop in Garda numbers prompting bad behaviour
A DROP in the number of Gardaí on the beat in communities is directly responsible for a rise in anti-social behaviour, according to Limerick City Fianna Fáil candidate, Cllr. James Collins. He was...
View ArticleTeen charged over county Limerick burglary
A MAN is due in court later this Monday after he was arrested in relation to a burglary at a house in County Limerick last Sunday. The incident occurred at River Gardens, Killarney Road, Abbeyfeale,...
View ArticleSex assault on Limerick student under investigation
GARDAI have launched an investigation in Limerick after a young student was sexually assaulted by a man in what was described as a “planned pre-meditated attack”. The incident under investigation...
View ArticleLimerick teen hospitalised over assault at wildlife sanctuary
A SERIOUS assault on a young teenage boy on the outskirts of the city is under investigation by Gardai in Limerick. On Saturday evening over the bank holiday weekend, a young teenage boy was with his...
View ArticleGas meter tampering leads to court conviction for two Limerick householders
TWO Limerick householders were fined €400 each for tampering with gas meters in what was described as “a serious crime with potentially deadly consequences.” Jaunius Kontrimas of Clonisle, Old Cratloe...
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Limerick experienced a significant rise in burglaries last year
Limerick experienced a significant rise in the rate of burglaries in 2017 with an 8% increase. According to PhoneWatch, Ireland’s leading provider of home alarm systems, who today launched their Annual...
View ArticleGolfer suffered broken leg when hit by quad bike at Rathbane Golf Club
GARDAÍ are investigating an incident in Limerick last week when a woman golfer was knocked down by young boys driving a quad bike through Rathbane golf club. The boys, who Gardaí say were aged between...
View Article#BREAKING Sawn-off shot gun seized in Limerick
A SAWN-off shot gun and ammunition has been seized in Limerick as part of an intelligence led operation by Gardai. Gardaí in Henry Street carried out a search of a house close to Limerick city centre...
View ArticleFamilies in fear at a Limerick special needs centre
YOUNG THUGS are preventing families from using the facilities at the Brothers of Charity Bawnmore centre for children with special needs where they gallop horses outside the entrance to the therapeutic...
View ArticleAssaults in Limerick under investigation
TWO assaults in Limerick are under investigation by Gardai, tracking the culprits through CCTV footage and public inquiries. Sergeant Ber Leetch of the Crime Prevention office said that one of the...
View ArticleAntisocial behaviour warnings slashed in Limerick
ANTISOCIAL behavioural warnings issued by Gardai have been slashed with numbers issued dropping 65 per cent drop in Limerick. The figures were revealed as reports roll in about people being terrorised...
View ArticleDogs, cow box and mobile home among items stolen
A COW box and a mobile home were taken in two separate thefts that Garda in Limerick are investigating. The mobile home was taken from a yard in Ballingarry and has prompted Garda Crime Prevention...
View ArticleFacebook reviewing Molly Martens’ posts of Corbett children
FACEBOOK has launched an internal review of all online postings involving convicted killer Molly Martens and the family of her victim, Limerick man Jason Corbett, since his murder almost three years...
View ArticleCouncillor warns of crack cocaine in West Limerick
CONCERNS were raised at council level this week about the suspected use of crack cocaine in West Limerick. Speaking at this Wednesday’s meeting of the Newcastle West Joint Police Committee (JPC), Sinn...
View ArticleGardaí to target serial shoplifters
GARDAÍ are looking at profiling serial ‘commercial’ shoplifters in the Newcastle West district who target “higher end” items in pharmacies, stealing goods with a value of up to €300. Inspector Alan...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched over Limerick pub stabbing
A MURDER investigation has been launched in Limerick after a fatal stabbing occurred at a pub on Saturday night. Gardai at Mayorstone in Limerick are investigating a fatal stabbing which occurred at a...
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