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THE latest data on crime in the county was revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting held online on Friday afternoon. Kerry Division Chief Supt Eileen Foster gave a rundown on the crime statistics for the first quarter of 2021, based on data available on the Garda PULSE system as […]

THERE was an increase in burglaries and drug offences in Kerry in the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Kerry Garda Division crime statistics. The figures for January 1 to March 31, 2017, were revealed at the meeting of the […]

THE number of drink driving detections may have decreased in 2016, but there has been a surge of people arrested for the offence in the first two months of this year. Garda Chief Superintendent for the Kerry Division, Tom Myers, revealed that there have been 58 detections in January and February – nine […]

BURGLARIES saw a big decrease in 2016 according to the latest figures released by gardaí, but the welcome news came with a note of caution as there has been a spate of crimes so far this year. Chief Supt Tom Myers gave the crime statistics for 2016 at the meeting of […]

THERE has been a 12% reduction in drink-driving detections so far this year compared to 2015, but the figures show the message isn’t getting through to younger drivers. Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent, Con Cadogan, delivered the latest traffic figures for the division at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in […]

THERE was a 40% increase in possession of drugs for personal use detections in Tralee in 2016 so far this year, compared to the same period in 2015, but a decrease of 6% in possession for sale or supply incidents in the area. Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent, Con Cadogan, delivered the […]

THERE was a big increase in the amount of assaults in the Tralee area so far this year, according to the latest crime statistics. Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent, Con Cadogan, delivered the latest figures for ‘Crimes Against The Person’ at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in Kerry County […]

BURGLARIES in Kerry have decreased by 59% in the year up to October compared to the same time last year, while thefts from vehicles, shops and other property are also down. Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent, Con Cadogan, delivered the figures at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in Kerry […]

THERE was a rise in detections of possession of drugs for personal use in Kerry so far this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from Kerry Gardaí. The figures were revealed at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee at Kerry County Council on Friday, by […]

THERE was a fall in assaults causing harm reported so far this year in the county, but minor assaults rose according to the latest statistics from Kerry Gardaí. The figures were revealed at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee at Kerry County Council on Friday, by Kerry Division Chief […]

A MAJOR garda operation is being launched in Kerry over the next two months concentrating on tackling drink-driving after the latest figures were revealed this afternoon. The traffic and drink-driving figures revealed by Garda Chief Superintendent for the Kerry Division David Sheahan at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Friday, showed an increase […]