Total of 13 people to appear before court in relation to burglary and assault offences

Eva Osborne

A total of 13 people will appear before Dublin District Court on Friday in relation to 28 offences including burglary of homes and businesses, robbery, theft, assault, threats to kill, and production of an article.

The six men, aged between 30 and 45, and seven women, aged between 28 and 46, were arrested by gardaí as part of their ongoing investigations under Operation Thor to detect and prevent burglaries.

A female juvenile has been referred to the Garda National Youth Diversion Programme.

This brings the total number of those brought before the courts in the last week by Dublin gardaí, as part of Operation Thor, to 29.

Over recent weeks, a number of operations have been carried out in the Dublin Metropolitan Region by gardaí in Coolock, Raheny, and Bridewell.

These operations specifically targeted those who are committing the burglary of homes and businesses to profit from this criminality.

Operation Thor was launched in November 2015 with the aim of tackling, preventing, and detecting burglary and associated criminal activity.

This initiative has successfully reduced the rate of winter burglaries, leading to a significant decline in property related crime since its introduction.