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# thieves

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2022
'I found the window smashed in': Dublin gardaí probing spate of early morning café burglaries
Several businesses on Dublin’s quays have been targeted in recent weeks.
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Mar 25th 2022, 2:04 PM
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Thieves make off with treasure worth up to €1 billion from museum in Germany
“It’s not just the State Art Collections that was robbed, but us Saxons,” the governor of Saxony said.
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Nov 25th 2019, 1:50 PM
Dun Laoghaire burglary gangs 'have joined forces' to target upmarket areas of south Dublin
The gangs have been robbing homes and cars for over a decade.
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Jan 11th 2018, 12:05 AM
Twenty tourists robbed at Charles de Gaulle airport hotel
It’s not the first time tourists have been targeted there.
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Jul 10th 2017, 3:36 PM
Crime gangs in California keep stealing truckloads of nuts
The nuts are often shipped to Europe or Asia, where they fetch a high price on the black market.
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Apr 16th 2016, 8:45 AM
Farmers in Tipperary 'patrolling countryside with guns' to ward off burglars
One man’s farm has been targeted six times.
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Mar 10th 2016, 5:23 PM
Thieves steal more than two miles of copper from dangerous overhead lines
The ESB has expressed concern for the safety of those stealing the wire.
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Feb 12th 2016, 6:25 PM
Man arrested at a Libertines gig with 38 mobile phones stuffed down his trousers
His pants were taped shut.
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Jan 28th 2016, 9:30 PM
Thieves return packages they stole by mistake to police, but keep Louis Vuitton loot
Six packages belonging to the French police were stolen on 22 December.
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Dec 29th 2015, 5:16 PM
This town is putting out fake Christmas packages to 'confuse and frustrate' thieves
They contain rocks, old clothes and broken televisions.
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Dec 21st 2015, 7:30 AM
Car thieves arrested after getting onto bus beside where they crashed
They were both taken to Blackrock Garda Station where they remain in custody.
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Dec 10th 2015, 4:42 PM
Eight cars broken into outside two GAA clubs within an hour
Gardaí say a number of items were taken.
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Nov 16th 2015, 2:34 PM
Poll: Has your home ever been burgled?
There has been a surge in burglaries since 2007, particularly in Dublin.
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Oct 30th 2015, 9:14 AM
Thieves have stolen this entire container filled with a Dublin scout troop's equipment
It’s not exactly small…
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May 14th 2015, 2:22 PM
Appeal for witnesses after tourists targeted in violent robbery
A man and woman were both assaulted and a camera bag was stolen.
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May 4th 2015, 7:45 AM
Are taxi drivers at greater risk of being robbed? We asked some to find out
One Sinn Féin TD thinks taxi signs get attention from “undesirables”.
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May 3rd 2015, 8:30 PM
The ashes of a man's partner and child were stolen from a house in Waterford
Keith Nolan is appealing for them to be returned.
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Apr 9th 2015, 6:00 PM
Recognise any of this jewellery? It was all stolen
Gardaí are anxious to find its rightful owners.
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Mar 30th 2015, 4:54 PM
Thieves break into flat, steal two sacks of 38 snakes
Eight of the snakes are pregnant females
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Mar 23rd 2015, 7:42 PM
Mother's plea to thieves who stole her baby boy's ashes but left the box storing them
The ashes in a sealed bag were gone.
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Feb 17th 2015, 1:31 PM
'There's nothing more horrendous' - Watch out for burglars after your Christmas gifts
It can happen to anyone but there are things you can do to make it more difficult for burglars to rob you.
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Dec 20th 2014, 7:00 AM
Robbers target archbishop by accident... then abandon stolen crucifix
The items they stole were made of metal, and not gold.
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Sep 16th 2014, 9:53 PM
Gardaí issue warning to thieves who stole "dangerous" machine
The stolen machine emits radiation, gardaí say.
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Aug 28th 2014, 7:20 PM
Safe deposit box rental up as aggravated burglary numbers soar
One client at a safe deposit box facility said a burglar put the kettle on and told them they had until it boiled to tell them where their safe was.
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Jul 1st 2014, 8:00 AM
Two men charged over filling station robbery
A woman was also arrested after the armed robbery on Thursday evening, though a third man managed to escape.
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May 31st 2014, 3:07 PM
Family urge for watch of their deceased Dad to be handed in
This is the second time engraved watches were stolen from the deceased in Louth this year.
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Feb 6th 2014, 4:29 PM
Vial thieves 'threw away' John Paul II's blood
Reports say the thieves did not understand the value of the relic.
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Jan 30th 2014, 7:50 PM
Thieves steal watches engraved with messages for deceased man's sons
Stephen Carroll passed away from cancer just two months ago and had left the watches to be given to his sons on their 18th birthdays.
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Jan 20th 2014, 10:09 AM
Thief twerks 'for an entire hour' before stealing packages
Everybody needs a warm-up.
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Dec 13th 2013, 8:43 AM
Dublin Simon Community has only van stolen by thieves
The homeless service left their van in a storage facility following a charity fun run on Saturday only to return on Monday to find it had been taken.
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Oct 15th 2013, 2:26 PM
Man tracks down and confronts thieves who stole his giant pink pony
It’s all very civilised.
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Oct 7th 2013, 8:30 PM
Here's the proof that seagulls are the devil incarnate
They are pure, beady eyed, evil.
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Jul 24th 2013, 8:30 PM
Thief tries to steal woman's handbag and is immediately hit by a bus
Someone must have called the Karma police.
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May 21st 2013, 12:15 PM
WATCH: Ordinary people take on thieves and win
VICTORY!
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May 15th 2013, 1:40 PM
Five tonnes of Nutella stolen in Germany
Thieves in the region have previously stolen other large quantities of food products including coffee and energy drink.
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Apr 8th 2013, 2:30 PM
7 reasons the Belgian diamond heist will definitely be turned into a movie
Officials in Brussels have said the sophisticated robbery will go down as one of the biggest in history.
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Feb 20th 2013, 1:20 PM
This ad is really footage of a €15k robbery
A Brazilian menswear store turns the tables on pre-Christmas thieves with their new ad campaign.
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Jan 25th 2013, 4:35 PM
Video: Tackling Irish Christmas tree thefts in 1962
But those pesky tree thieves had to contend with the gardaí’s genius ‘element of surprise’ tactic…
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Dec 25th 2012, 4:00 PM
Armed robbery at Bank of Ireland on College Green
Two men escaped with an undisclosed sum of money in the raid on Bank of Ireland on College Green in Dublin city centre today.
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Nov 22nd 2012, 2:18 PM
German thieves make off with piggy bank and two chocolate bars
“The way they acted has prompted the suspicion that these were not professional thieves,” said the police.
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Sep 17th 2012, 2:30 PM
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