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GARDAI in Tralee have lost jewellery, cash and phones they would like to reunite with their owners. A ring was found and handed into them on January 15, so if you can prove it’s yours by giving the correct description, call into the station. Two separate sums of cash were […]

GARDAI are asking the public to be vigilant against bogus callers after a man defrauded people out of money in Tralee last week. On Tuesday, January 14, a man called to a house in town claiming to be from Kerry County Council. He said the people in the house owed […]

GARDAI have seized approximately €4,000 of suspected cocaine and seized a car in Listowel, in the early hours of this morning. At approximately 12:45am, uniform Gardaí from Listowel on patrol, assisted by detectives, stopped a car that attempted to evade Gardaí in St Brendan’s Terrace. Following a search of the […]

GARDAI in Millstreet are investigating a serious road traffic collision that occurred this Friday evening. At approximately 7.10pm on the N72 at Churchview, Rathmore, a male pedestrian in his 80s was seriously injured when struck by a car. The injured male was removed from the scene by ambulance and is currently […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s help after a criminal damage incident in a Tralee estate. On Thursday, January 9, at around 2am, all four tyres of a car parked in a driveway of a house in Gallowsfield were slashed. Gardai are appealing to anyone who heard or saw anything at […]

GARDAI are asking people who have been a victim of burglaries or thefts to contact them as they may have recovered their property. Gardaí in Castleisland seized a blue transit van on January 3. It is believed this van was used in a number of burglaries, including in the Ballymacelligott […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged a man in his 20s in relation to the possession of a suspected firearm in December, 2019. Gardaí became aware of a video on social media which showed a man firing a shot from what is believed to be a shotgun. An investigation was carried out […]

GARDAI are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving two cars that occurred at Finnegans Cross, Kilcummin, this morning, at approximately 6:45am. An elderly male was taken to Kerry University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An elderly female has been taken to Kerry University Hopsital […]

GARDAI in Tralee are warning the public of incidents where people are attempting to steal from handbags while others pray in church. There have been reports of individuals who have attempted to steal from the handbags of people while praying or when they are distracted and chatting to other people. […]

GARDAI are investigating a burglary incident at a house in Tralee at the weekend. A man was awoken by a shuffling in the bedroom of his house at Stacks Villas at 3am on Saturday morning. He shouted out but nobody responded and it was only in the morning that he […]

GARDAI are investigating after a man was robbed in Tralee town centre at the weekend. The incident, which occurred at Market Lane between 4.15am and 4.30am on Saturday, December 21, saw a man pinned against a wall by two males and a quantity of cash taken from him. The victim, […]

GARDAI in Tralee are seeking information after two separate unauthorised taking of vehicle incidents in town over the past few weeks. On Tuesday, December 10, between 6am and 7am, a valeting service business in Ballybeggan was broken into and a grey Fiat Bravo 08-KY-601 was stolen, as well as a […]

GARDAI have arrested a man in his 20s in relation to a burglary at a pharmacy in Oakpark, Tralee, on Monday, December 9. Shortly before midnight, a man entered the pharmacy through a skylight where he stole cash and stock. A preliminary investigation was carried out by Gardaí and a […]

GARDAI are investigating burglaries which occurred in Tralee, Ardfert and Kilflynn recently. At about 3.30am on Saturday morning, Byrnesworth in The Square was broken into. The window at the front was smashed and a small amount of coins were taken from the register. No other damage was caused. Gardaí are […]

GARDAI are warning people to be vigilant after an elderly couple in the Currans area were conned out of thousands of euro on Saturday. A male called to the home of the couple between 6pm and 7pm that evening, pretending to be a member of An Garda Síochána. He said […]

THREE premises failed in a test purchasing operation in Tralee on Saturday, December 7. As part of the Garda operation in the town, a young student was served alcohol at a bar and two off licences without being asked for identification. A total of seven premises were checked in the […]

GARDAI are advising the public and businesses to be vigilant as there are counterfeit €10 and €20 notes in circulation. For the public, if you receive change of €10 and €20, the advice is the check the notes. Businesses can check notes with the special markers. The paper is noticeably […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information regarding two burglaries which occurred in Tralee and Abbeydorney over the past week. At about 3.50am on Wednesday, November 27, a burglary occurred at a premises at Kearney’s Road, Ballyard. A large amount of scrap lead and a copper cylinder were taken […]

GARDAI arrested 18 people as part of an Operation Thor day of action that was carried out in the Tralee District on Tuesday of this week. Gardaí arrested a total of 18 people in relation to a number of incidents such as burglary, theft, public order criminal damage, possession of […]

GARDAI are investigating burglaries and a suspected pickpocketing incident in Tralee over the past week. On Monday, November 18, a woman entered Penneys on The Mall at about 11.20am and her phone was in the side pocket of her handbag. She suspected that a female was following her, but when […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses in relation to the death of Thomas Carton, 55 years of age, at a house in Torc Terrace, Killarney, on Wednesday, November 20. Shortly after 10pm, Gardaí attended the scene at a house in Torc Terrace and discovered the body of a man. The body […]

GARDAI have arrested a man in his 30s in relation to burglary at a shop on Listowel Road, Tralee, that occurred in the early hours of this morning. Shortly before 4am Gardaí from Tralee received a report of a burglary that had just occurred. A patrol of the area was […]

A WOMAN in Tralee had a substantial amount of money taken from her account after being targeted by fraudsters last week. The victim received a text message from someone purporting to be her bank on November 12, telling her to update her personal details. She logged in through the link […]

AN Garda Síochána are warning businesses about the continuing existence of Invoice Redirect Fraud and CEO Fraud and everyone should treat any request to change bank account details with extreme caution. In recent weeks there has been a noticeable increase in this type of crime, but earlier this year, a case […]

GARDAI say there will have a greater presence in Tralee during the Christmas shopping period. There will be dedicated foot patrols in Tralee town centre and in Manor West, beginning from now until Christmas. They will be calling into businesses to offer advice on security, CCTV and crime prevention. Continued […]

GARDAI have arrested two men (early and late 20s) and a woman (early 20s) following the seizure of €4,150 of suspected drugs and €1,700 in cash during the search of a house in the Cois Abhainn area of Tralee on Saturday morning. At approximately 4am, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs […]

GARDAI have seized approximately €1,400 euro of suspected controlled drugs following a search at a house in the Killeen area of Tralee on Thursday November 7. As part of an ongoing operation into the sale and supply of drugs, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit in Kerry carried out a search […]

GARDAI in Tralee have arrested and charged a man in his 40s in relation to a burglary at a shop on Abbeycourt, Tralee on the night October 9. Shortly after 8am on October 10, Gardaí received a report of a burglary that had occurred overnight. During the burglary a large […]

THERE has been a decrease in burglaries, an increase in theft crimes and a large rise in minor assaults in Kerry in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period of 2018. This was revealed at the latest meeting of the Joint Policing Committee meeting held […]

THERE has been a 20% increase in the amount of people caught in possession of drugs for personal use in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period of 2018. This was revealed at the latest meeting of the Joint Policing Committee meeting held at Kerry […]