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# Mugging

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# Children's Court
Teen pleads guilty to robbery attempted mugging in Dublin City alley
The 17-year old was a part of a group of youths that threatened a commuter with a Stanley blade.
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Jun 21st 2021, 2:44 PM
# Witness appeal
Teen arrested after woman left in serious condition following assault in Dublin city centre
Gardaí are asking anyone with information to come forward.
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Jan 22nd 2021, 11:33 AM
# IFSC
Woman stabbed in IFSC area of Dublin on her way home from work
She is in a serious condition.
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Jan 21st 2021, 11:58 AM
# Aiden Hargreaves
Man mugged Spanish national at knifepoint while on bail for separate knifepoint robbery
Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to consecutive terms of imprisonment of three years and two years for each offence.
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Jun 26th 2019, 10:30 PM
# Courts
Man who mugged two tourists in Dublin handed a suspended sentence
The man also pleaded guilty to a separate offence of assault causing harm outside a Dublin pub.
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May 28th 2019, 10:15 PM
# Mugging
Community service for mugger caught hiding in bushes by gardaí using thermal imaging
The muggers took the victim’s phone and wallet containing €110 in cash.
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Feb 20th 2019, 8:38 PM
# Polyana Viana
Man tries to rob female UFC star in Rio - immediately regrets decision
The attempted crime happened late on Saturday.
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Jan 7th 2019, 10:07 PM
# Mount Street
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man mugged in Dublin city centre
A large quantity of cash and cigarettes were taken from the man on Monday evening.
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Aug 16th 2018, 10:09 PM
# Mugging
Calls for more security after teenage girl mugged on Luas
The couple has yet to be arrested.
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Apr 20th 2017, 12:05 AM
# Belfast
Woman left 'bruised and shaken' after refusing to give handbag to hammer-wielding mugger
The mugger fled down a side street empty handed.
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Feb 18th 2017, 7:22 PM
# Mugging
Woman arrested after Dublin woman stabbed in the neck in Drumcondra
The attack happened on Tuesday evening when the woman was walking home.
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Jan 5th 2017, 7:29 AM
# Mugging
Thieves use teargas to rob Chinese tourists near Paris
Thefts from Chinese tourists in Paris are increasing.
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Aug 2nd 2016, 2:31 PM
# Gisele Bundchen
Olympics opening ceremony axes bizarre scene involving staged mugging of supermodel
The scene has caused much controversy in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro.
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Aug 2nd 2016, 8:39 AM
# irish hospitality
American tourist "overwhelmed" by offers of help after being mugged in Dublin
The American man was offered places to stay around the country.
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May 10th 2016, 6:43 PM
# Comber Greenway
Elderly woman knocked to the ground from zimmer frame by attacker
The attack happened at around lunchtime yesterday.
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Apr 16th 2016, 12:10 PM
# Cork
Man with knife mugs couple in broad daylight
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
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Mar 23rd 2016, 8:12 PM
# Limerick
Man accused of mugging schoolchildren throws Coke bottle at judge
Clyde Keogh is charged with stealing a number of schoolchildren’s phones and threatening to stab them.
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Jan 27th 2016, 8:05 PM
# England
A man robbed a woman's handbag as she cleaned her husband's grave on Christmas Eve
The 73-year-old victim sustained minor injuries in the mugging.
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Dec 31st 2015, 9:33 AM
# Royal Canal Park
Robber gets over three years for attacking man who tried to stop woman getting mugged
Thr man had been a self employed painter and decorator, employing staff until he was 19-years-old but then started taking tablets and alcohol.
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Oct 28th 2015, 9:28 PM
# Mobility scooter
Disabled man slashed with Stanley knife in mid-afternoon mugging
Thieves slashed the man twice in the arm – once before and once after the robbery.
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Sep 2nd 2015, 10:52 AM
# Armed Robbery
Thieves armed with knife and baseball bat raid rural house - demanding drugs
The incident happened in the village of Clabby in Co Fermanagh.
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Apr 15th 2015, 4:00 PM
# punked
'Sunshine, put it down': Philip Boucher-Hayes steps in to stop (fake) robbery
Philip, my hero.
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Feb 24th 2015, 1:34 PM
# Shooting
New Orleans police release sketches of men suspected of shooting off-duty garda
Brian Hanrahan was shot in the lower back and leg after refusing to hand over cash in an attempted mugging.
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Feb 1st 2015, 12:24 PM
# tough granny
Elderly woman in Kent fights off mugger by punching him in the mouth
The woman was walking her dog early this morning when the man grabbed her.
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Sep 14th 2014, 6:20 PM
# Gerry Adams
Elderly man mugged as he takes photos of the Falls Road murals
The 74-year-old suffered cuts and bruises but is said to be doing fine.
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May 5th 2014, 11:34 AM
# Northern Ireland
Two men knock a woman down for her handbag before hijacking another's car
An elderly woman sustained injuries and had to be taken to hospital after the men tried to rob her handbag.
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Jun 24th 2013, 3:10 PM
# Mugging
Attempted mugging of two 16-year-old girls outside Belfast graveyard
A man in his 20s tried to grab a mobile phone off one of the girls and police are appealing for information about the incident.
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May 28th 2013, 10:42 AM
# Stabbing
Man arrested after young boy stabbed over 20 times on Greek vacation
The boy’s mother told police her son had gone to retrieve a stolen iPad and phone from the accused when he disappeared on Tuesday.
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May 16th 2013, 3:26 PM
# Courts
Man to appear in court over assault of elderly woman in Kilkenny
A 35-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault and robbery of an elderly woman in Kilkenny.
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Jul 12th 2012, 10:21 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
In tonight’s Fix: TheJournal.ie meets the presidential candidates; the latest from Libya; and why you should be VERY careful while shopping for wine.
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Oct 21st 2011, 7:50 PM
# London riots
UK man charged with robbing Malaysian student
A 20-year-old man has been charged with robbing an injured Malaysian student as he stood bleeding on the pavement during the London riots.
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Aug 13th 2011, 2:15 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Aug 13th 2011, 8:57 AM