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Thursday 29 October 2020
Overall, nine out of the fourteen crime categories in the CSO classification showed a decrease.
A judge ruled that he should not spend any more time in jail for office burglaries.
The man was threatened in the incident.
One man’s farm has been targeted six times.
Gardaí are investigating a number of burglaries in the Monaghan Town area.
Property, believed to be stolen, was seized during a number of searches.
Police in England have come under fire for letting themselves into houses that were unlocked.
The party’s crime policy includes increasing the Garda force to 15,000.
Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the new laws will deal with Ireland’s “hardened cohort” of repeat offenders.
“Thieves take advantage of us at this time of year as they know we may be distracted.”
It’s hoped the system will help find missing people and deal with an increase in burglaries.
Crime figures show an overall increase in the number of burglaries over the past decade.
Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan said gardaí plan to put as many of the crime gangs out of business as they possibly can.
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The 62-year-old collapsed and died after being confronted by burglars at his home.
The government is under pressure to regulate the sector.
A garda spokesperson said there will be a strong focus on burglars with a high re-offending rate.
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Frances Fitzgerald said she’s determined to tackle rising burglary numbers across the country.
Ash Love was described as a “career criminal”.
That’s according to research carried out by the Garda National Crime Prevention Unit.
The Department of Justice is still figuring out the best response to the “relatively new phenomenon” of cash-for-gold shops.
The last burglary, in which no personal items were stolen, happened on Friday 9 May.
The GRA said businesses and communities are paying the price for poor resourcing and people are now deciding not to report some crimes at all.
However, most still occur during the weekend, a survey has revealed.
During the arrests a large quantity of power tools were also seized.
Reported murders and manslaughters were down 11 per cent between 2008-2012.
A major investigation was set up into a spate of burglaries across Dublin’s southside.
Seven men and one woman – all in their teens and early twenties – were arrested this morning.
Plus, new insurance figures show that just one in eight claims are related to burglary.
‘Operation Muster’ was directed at a specific crime gang which gardaí believe stole firearms and other items.
Items such as jewellery, cash and electronic goods were seized in the operation spanning three counties.
Vehicles and car parts were seized on Balbriggan on Friday after a spate of burglaries.
Gardaí arrested the men during planned searches in Leinster this morning.
The burglars entered the homes of the women in two nearby Wexford towns before stealing property.
It is understood that the three men arrested are connected to a number of burglaries in Northern Ireland.
The three men arrested in Co Wexford last night were to appear in court this afternoon.
Three men and a woman were arrested after Gardaí from Dublin held searches in Courtown and Wexford Town.
Nine people in total were arrested as part of an operating targeting a series of burglaries around Carlow and Kilkenny.
The Justice Minister said the impact of a number of anti-burglary operations “illustrates the point that freeing up Gardaí from desk jobs does in fact deliver more effective policing services for the public”.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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