Phone Express in Athenry, Co Galway, was broken into between 4.30am and 5.30am on August 5. Entry was gained by smashing the front window of the commerical premise, where a number of assorted vapes were stolen.
Anyone who may have any information or who may have witnessed any person or vehicles acting suspicious are asked to contact D/Gda Fergal Kilbane at Oranmore Garda station on or 091 388 030 or the Garda confidential line on 1 800 666 111.
Damage was caused to a patio door on a property in Baile An Ri, Dunlo, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, on August 6 between 9am and 6.30pm. There was a report that a number of youths caused the damage.
Anyone who may have any information as to the identity of these youths or any information are asked to contact Gda Barry Walsh at Ballinasloe Garda Station on 090 963 1890.
Also on August 6, a van used by a tradesman was broken into at a house in Lough Atalia, Galway, between 10.25am and 10.45am. The vehicle was locked at the time but entry was gained and a number of Dewalt power tools taken. Among them: Dewalt Impact Drill, Wrench and Driver, Hammer Drill, large Rachet Set, Dewalt Batteries, including Parkside Petrol Leaf Blower, Chainsaw, 20v and 40v.
Two males were seen at the back of the van and a silver Renault was seen acting suspiciously at the time before driving in the direction of the G Hotel.
Anyone who may have any information at to the whereabouts of these power tools or who may have any information or any dash cam footage to come forward to assist. Contact Gda Adam Maher at Galway Garda Station on 091 538 000 or the Garda confidential line on 1 800 666 111.
Two vehicles were taken from a derelict property at Crowe Street, Gort between July 15 and August 1. The owner reported that as a result of purchasing the property, he stored two vehicles in the shed at the site.
When the owner returned, he discovered that these vehicles - a black Mercedes Benz C Series Saloon (08MO801 ) and a grey Opel Vectra Saloon (98KE3747 ) had been taken. Neither vehicle was drivable and would have needed to be towed.
Anyone who may have witnessed any person or vehicle acting suspiciously at this location between those dates or who may have any information on the whereabouts of these vehicles are asked to Contact the Garda Confidential line on 1 800 666 111 or Gda Brendan Talty on 091 636 400.
Traffic restrictions
Traffic restrictions will be in place before and after the Galway United vs Bray Wanderers match on Friday, August 14, at 7.45pm. The match will be at Eamonn Deacy Park, Terryland.
Property Marking
The Community Engagement office at Galway Garda Station have a property marking machine which can be used to mark valuable property, including powertools/trailers.
Anyone wishing to avail of this can contact their Community Gardai on [email protected]
Also, the An Garda Siochana Property App can be downloaded on the App store and Google play store. It’s a free app developed by An Garda Siochana to allow users to record and index property, such as bicycles, laptops, farm machinery, etc.
The app provides the facilities to record unique information associated with users’ property. Should items be stolen, the app also provides a way of reporting this to AGS, as well as the option to share information with the Garda for this purpose.
