Crime
# crime - Yesterday’s News
Kerry county councillors ‘to contact Justice Minister over knife crime’
A local councillor said that it is “about time the Minister of Justice tackled this issue”.
# crime - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Two girls die as wave of child rapes hits province in DRC
Doctor in Democratic Republic of Congo speaks of the horror of flood of children coming to hospital in critical state.
# crime - Friday 14 June, 2013
Tip-offs, scams and jokes: Spanish police Twitter account helping to fight crime
The social media feed is attracting followers who help them swoop on fugitives and spread information.
Appeal for leads on first anniversary of Donegal murder
Gardai release details of Seamus Doherty’s final 12 hours in the hope of prompting information on what happened to him in his home.
Over 3,000 domestic abuse victims helped by support commission last year
The Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime helped more than 15,000 people last year.
# crime - Thursday 13 June, 2013
Irish-American James ‘Whitey’ Bulger ‘did all the dirty work himself’
A court has heard opening arguments in the trial of the alleged Boston mob kingpin who is charged with 19 murders and numerous other offences
# crime - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Women prisoners line up fashion label
Italy’s biggest prison is launching a not-for-profit brand linked to LVMH luxury giant – and inmates get paid.
# crime - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Irish Examiner billboard vandalised in Limerick won’t be replaced
The paper’s editor has said he doesn’t want to give the ‘two fingers’ to the city.
# crime - Thursday 30 May, 2013
Majority of criminals re-offend within three years
A major new study has found that convicted burglars re-offended seventy nine per cent of the time.
# crime - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
New information leads to arrest over 2011 stabbing of Dublin solicitor
The female victim has recovered from the incident.
# crime - Sunday 26 May, 2013
Man arrested over killing of Dean Fitzpatrick
The 23-year-old victim was the brother of missing Irish teenager Amy Fitzpatrick, who went missing in while walking home in Malaga in 2008.
Woman seriously assaulted in Belfast
The woman, aged in her 40s, was assaulted in the early hours of this morning in the Upper Newtownards Road area of Belfast.
# crime - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
13 things we learned from the CSO’s new ‘quality of life’ data
The CSO has published a wide-ranging document, covering everything from household waste to penalty points.
# crime - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Thief tries to steal woman’s handbag and is immediately hit by a bus
Someone must have called the Karma police.
# crime - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Singer arrested for ‘hiring hitman to kill wife’
Tim Lambesis of metal band As I Lay Dying allegedly asked an undercover detective to carry out the hit.
# crime - Monday 6 May, 2013
Firearm and cocaine seized during Dublin house search
Cocaine worth approximately €21,000 was seized, along with a firearm and ammunition, from a house in Poppintree.
# crime - Thursday 2 May, 2013
‘Travelling criminals’ arrested in 14 raids
Seven males and two females are being questioned in garda stations across Carlow, Kilkenny and Thomastown.
# crime - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
PSNI reopen murder case of man beaten to death 15 years ago
Charlie Strain died from a brutal beating to the head and body on 1 June 1998 in Antrim.
# crime - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences up 34 per cent
However, the murder rate decreased by 27 per cent from 2010 – 2011, according to the latest figures released by the CSO.
Four-year-old Indian girl dies two weeks after brutal rape attack
The girl was found unconscious by her parents on 18 April after being dumped at a farm.
# crime - Monday 29 April, 2013
Australian holidaymaker raped in Bali
A young woman was attacked after a thief broke into her family’s rented villa in the popular tourist area of Kuta.
# crime - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Four arrested after armed robbery at Dublin shopping centre
Gardaí stopped a car in Finglas last night and arrested two men and two women in connection with the robbery.
# crime - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Government gets €2.7 million in cash recouped from criminals
The Criminal Assets Bureau hands over €2.73 million to the state after court orders for over €25m of criminal proceeds.
# crime - Friday 26 April, 2013
CAB forwarded €6.5 million to the Exchequer in 2011
The report has been welcomed by the Garda Commissioner.
Victims of human trafficking gang rescued from Belfast brothels
Two suspects were arrested as part of the European operation.
# crime - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Two arrested over late-night burglary in Blanchardstown
Cash and an imitation firearm was recovered when the two were arrested following a robbery at a retail unit on Main Street.
# crime - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Mayo councillor calls for debate on banning hoodies to prevent crime
Michael Kilcoyne said people from Castlebar have told him they have been “terrorised” by people in hoods.
Man due in court over Grafton Street attacks
Two men were stabbed and a woman was assaulted in the early hours of the morning.
# crime - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Heroin and sub-machine gun found in vacant house in Cavan
Gardaí say the heroin has an estimated street value of up to €750,000.
# crime - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Three arrested over aggravated burglaries in Clare
The three – two men and one woman, all in their mid-20s – are being held at Ennis and Kilrush Garda stations for questioning.
# crime - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Three to appear in court over Blanchardstown store robberies
One man and two women have been charged over the robberies which were carried out at knifepoint over the past fortnight.
# crime - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Man charged in connection with heroin and firearm seizure
The 23-year-old is due in court tomorrow.
Saudi Arabia denies man was sentenced to paralysis
Reports about the cruel and unusual sentence sparked condemnation – but now Saudi authorities say the sentence was never handed down.
Three arrested over Blanchardstown knifepoint robberies
Three shops in Blanchardstown in west Dublin have been robbed at knifepoint in recent weeks.
Man arrested over drugs and sawn-off shotgun seized in Tallaght
The man in his early 20s is the second person to be arrested over the discovery.
# crime - Monday 8 April, 2013
Gardaí investigating armed robbery of cash-in-transit van in Dublin
A lone male with a firearm made off with the cash box in a red Peugeot van.
# crime - Friday 5 April, 2013
New study links violent crime with dangerous dog trade
The study found evidence of dog sharing in gangs leading to animals becoming more aggressive as they are frequently abused by different owners.
High-profile rapes threaten India tourism business
As media spotlight hovers over sexual crime in India, its multi-billion euro visitor industry is feeling the pinch.
# crime - Thursday 4 April, 2013
UK police to treat attacks on goths and punks as hate crimes
Greater Manchester Police said that people should be able to express their alternative sub-culture identity freely without having to tolerate hate crime.
Woman arrested after cannabis and gun found in Cork house
The woman was arrested at the scene after Gardaí found cannabis worth an estimated €30,000.
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