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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 […]

THERE has been an over 200% increase in the amount of people caught driving under the influence of drugs 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 […]

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the discovery of the body of a man in his 60s at Tousist on Thursday, October 24. Shortly before 7am on Thursday, October 24, Gardaí received a report of a possible road traffic collision at Clonee, Tousist, off the main Kenmare to Castletownbere Road. […]

GARDAI in Tralee conducted ‘Operation Lifesaver’ today with 20 motorists stopped for mobile phone use or not wearing their seat belt. One driver was stopped with a three year old child standing in the front seat. Another driver texting while driving, failed to notice Gardaí with blue lights and sirens. […]

GARDAI are currently investigating the death of a woman following the discovery of her body in a house outside Ballyduff village. The body of the woman in her 80s was discovered at approximately 11.30am and the scene is currently preserved with a post mortem scheduled to take place. Gardaí say the results […]

GARDAI are asking parents to be aware of where their children are on Halloween as they prepare for what is usually their busiest night of the year. Speaking on Radio Kerry’s ‘Talkabout’ programme on Tuesday afternoon, Garda Cathy Murphy said hundreds of youths congregating at Caherslee and Mounthawk is a […]

GARDAI are appealing to car owners to lock their vehicles after a number of cases of theft from cars in an area of Tralee last week. On the night of Monday, October 21 and into the morning of Tuesday, October 22, a number of vehicles were illegally entered in the […]

THE Kerry Garda ball committee were delighted on Thursday to be able to present Vera O’Leary of the Kerry Rape Crisis Kerry with a cheque for €5,000 at a ceremony celebrating 60 years of women in An Garda Siochana. The annual Garda Ball was held in the Killarney Oaks Hotel, earlier this […]

THIS October bank holiday weekend Gardaí will carry out high visibility patrols and checkpoints across the roads network and are appealing to motorists not to drive under the influence of an intoxicant and to reduce speed. This weekend’s enforcement activities will specifically target and focus on off-peak hours (10pm to […]

Gardaí have seized approximately €1,150 of suspected counterfeit currency following a search at a house in Tralee on the 24th October. Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit in Kerry, assisted by the Southern Region Dog Unit, carried out a search and discovered €1,150 in €10 notes hidden behind a picture frame at a house in […]