Post Tagged with: "Crime"

  GARDAI are appealing for information regarding a burglary on a shop in Ardfert. Collins’ Shop on Church Street was broken into on Thursday, January 22, between the hours of 5.30pm and 7.30pm. The shop has been broken into on a number of occasions in the past three months and […]

  GARDAÍ are warning householders that there are still people claiming to be from the local authorities going around saying  they need to check gas, power or water supplies. The bogus callers normally target areas where there is a large amount of elderly people living. What happens is the elderly person […]

GARDAí are asking members of the public to be on the lookout for fake €20 notes around the county and in Tralee. They are asking people to check their change to see if they turn up and have given tips on how to spot a genuine note. • Hold the note […]

  GARDAÍ are looking for the public’s help in relation to the theft of a white van at the Caherina area of Strand Road last Thursday. The theft is believed to have taken place at Caherina between 3.30am and 5.40am on January 8. The van door was unlocked and the keys were in […]

GARDAí are asking for the public’s help in catching those responsible for throwing rocks at vehicles from a railway bridge on Saturday night. The incident happened at Knockavinnane, Ballymacelligott at 9.15pm and a number of cars were damaged. Gardai say it could have been a much more serious incident if drivers […]

IN a shocking incident of vandalism, rocks and glass were thrown at cars from a railway bridge in Ballymac last night. The dangerous incident took place at the railway bridge at Knockavinnane, Ballymacelligott and a number of cars were damaged. Gardai in Tralee received reports of people throwing rocks and glass on cars […]

  GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance in relation to an attempted break-in in Lixnaw yesterday. At 10.45pm on Sunday night, two males attempted to break into the pharmacy in the village. The owner was in the pharmacy at the time and confronted the would-be raiders, who caused a substantial amount of damage […]

  GARDAí in Tralee are warning the public and businesses of fake €20 notes in circulation. They have received reports of a number of false notes in circulation, particularly  in the Tralee and Dingle area. They are asking people to be mindful when they are out shopping or receiving money. […]

  GARDAI are warning people of a scam where people locking their cars by clicking the button on their key, have their code cloned by nearby would-be thieves. The scam which has been going on in the Midlands and Dublin area, but hasn’t been experienced in Kerry yet, involves thieves sitting […]

AN Garda Síochána has published its Twelve Safety Tips of Christmas as a reminder to people about how to protect themselves and their property during the busy festive period. “Christmas should be a time of year for everyone to enjoy. Our aim is to help people have a safe and […]

A JEEP and trailer, stolen from the Leith area outside town, was used in a robbery in Ardfert between Saturday night and Sunday morning which saw a quantity of metal stolen. The 00 Galway-registered blue Izuzu jeep and an 8×4 trailer double axel, dull silver colour, galvanised with a frame in the front  was […]

THIEVES dealt a huge financial blow to Tralee Rugby Club at the weekend when they stole 2o floodlights from the club grounds. The lights, which will cost an estimated €4,000 to replace, were in the process of being moved to from one part of the grounds to their newly-developed training pitch at the […]

ONE motorist had a very bad night last Tuesday when his car got stuck and had his window smashed and radio taken. The man parked his car at Short Mountain and went to Foley’s Glen. His vehicle got stuck so he had to go for help. However, when he returned, he […]

A MAN armed with a hammer attempted a smash and grab robbery on a Tralee jewellery shop on Monday. The incident occurred on Monday evening at John Fitzgerald Jewellers in The Square. A man repeatedly banged the hammer against the glass window in a bid to break in and steal the valuables. When he failed, […]

GARDAí are looking for the public’s help in relation to two criminal damage incidents in the Tralee area over the past week. First of all, there was an incident where firecrackers were put through a letterbox at a house in Ballincullig, Kielduff. The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 11.30pm and caused quite a […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information regarding a serious assault on a bar owner in Tralee two weeks ago. Ger Hennessy of Hennessy’s Bar in Castle Street sustained a serious eye injury in the random assault on Tuesday, November 4, at approximately 2.15am. The person who attacked Mr Hennessy was unknown to him and […]

THE top Garda in Kerry has expressed his concerns that the current Traveller feud between two families in Tralee and Cork will escalate. Chief Superintendent Pat O’Sullivan said any further criminal behaviour will be met with an immediate response from the gardaí and he said doesn’t want to see a return to the […]

A 23 year old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in Cahersiveen District Court today charged in connection with a double stabbing in Tralee. Forty-seven year old Kamil Fital and his son, 17 year-old Hubert  received stab wounds at their home in Woodbrook Lawn, Tralee on Tuesday. Brian Keane, of No […]

Gardaí have charged a 23 year old man in connection with the incident which occurred in the Woodbrook Lawn area, Tralee,  on Tuesday, where two people – a 47 year old man and his 18 year old son – received stabbing injuries. The man remains in Garda custody and is due […]

  A MAN has been taken to hospital after an overnight incident in St Brendan’s Park.. A woman was arrested at the scene in an unrelated incident. The man was taken to Kerry General Hospital. Gardai have sealed off the house and a technical examination is taking place.

FIVE men, between the ages of 15 and 34, will appear in court today in relation to the incident at Rath Cemetery yesterday in which one 24 year old male received stab wounds. Gardaí in Tralee are still investigating the public order incident and the assault of the  man which occurred at […]

A 23 year old man has been arrested in relation to the double stabbing in Tralee yesterday. He was arrested in Tralee on Tuesday evening November and is being detained at Tralee Garda station under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 as amended. The incident which occurred […]

SIX people were arrested after a violent incident at Rath Cemetery this lunchtime, in which one man was injured. The injured person is currently receiving treatment at Kerry General Hospital. The six are being taken into Garda custody at Tralee and Castleisland garda stations after violence broke out after the funeral of a settled Traveller. […]

GARDAI have issued a description of the man they are searching for after a double stabbing in Monavalley this morning. They are now following a definite line of enquiry  after a 47 year old man and his 18 year old son were stabbed. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, […]

A MAN is being treated in hospital in Tralee for stab wounds after he interrupted  an man  breaking into his car at his home in Woodbrook Lawn. The incident happened at the house in the Monavalley estate at 5.50am this morning. Gardaí are at the scene and the man’s injuries are described as non-life-threatening.

GARDAI are investigating a suspicious approach to two boys by a motorist on Saturday morning. The two boys, aged 10 and 12, were on their way home from a shop near Loughanes, Lisselton, at about 11.15am, when a male motorist stopped and asked the boys if they wanted a lift home. The […]

THE 28 year-old man accused of the double murder in Killorglin last year, has been found guilty in Tralee this afternoon. Aurimas Andruska had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jolanta Lubiene and Enrika Lubyte at their home at 9 Langford Downs, Killorglin on June 16 last year. The 27 year […]

QUANTITIES of cannabis, amphetamines and suspected ecstasy worth in the region of €45,000 were seized by Gardaí last week in town. The drugs were believed to be destined to target Tralee and north Kerry users for the Halloween period. The drugs were found by the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit, Scenes of Crime Unit and […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help in relation to two criminal damage incidents which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning in Tralee. At 2.30am the front window was broken at The Grand Hotel on Denny Street. CCTV footage shows a man fell, or was pushed, into the window but […]

TWO Cork men were arrested after a car was allegedly stolen from outside a house in Boherbee last Friday. Two men from the Cork region were apprehended by Gardai on the Listowel Road. The men appeared before a special sitting of Killarney District Court on Saturday and are in currently in custody […]