Gardaí seek witnesses to aggravated burglary and criminal damage in Limerick

Eva Osborne

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a number of incidents of aggravated burglary and criminal damage at properties in Co Limerick late Friday evening and early Saturday morning.

Gardaí received reports that at approximately 11:55pm, a number of individuals forced entry into a house on Shanabooley Road, Ballynanty, and caused damage to the property. These individuals fled the scene in two cars.

A second incident of criminal damage occurred later that night at approximately 1:00am at a site on the Dublin Road, when damage was caused to a caravan.

Both of these locations are under examination by crime scene investigators.

No injuries have been reported to gardaí at this time.

Enquiries into these incidents are ongoing.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to these incident to come forward.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the Ballynanty and Groody areas of Limerick between 11:30pm on the 22nd into 1:30am on the 23rd are asked to make this footage available.

Gardaí are particularly looking for information on the movements of two cars that were travelling in these areas at the time these incidents occurred.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Henry Street Garda Station 061-212400 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.