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Crime

# crime - Yesterday’s News

From TheJournal.ie Crime

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

From TheJournal.ie Atrocity

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

From TheJournal.ie Cyber Crimefight

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.

From TheJournal.ie Appeal

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.

From TheJournal.ie Domestic Abuse

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

From TheJournal.ie Whitey Bulger

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

From TheJournal.ie Italy

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

From TheJournal.ie Outrage

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

New information leads to arrest over 2011 stabbing of Dublin solicitor

The female victim has recovered from the incident.

# crime - Sunday 26 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Dean Fitzpatrick

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.

From TheJournal.ie Assault

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

From TheJournal.ie Ireland In Numbers

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

From The Daily Edge YEESH

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

From TheJournal.ie Arrest

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

From TheJournal.ie Seizure

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

From TheJournal.ie Operation Laidir

‘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

From TheJournal.ie Charlie Strain

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

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.

From TheJournal.ie India

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

From TheJournal.ie Bali

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

CAB forwarded €6.5 million to the Exchequer in 2011

The report has been welcomed by the Garda Commissioner.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Victims of human trafficking gang rescued from Belfast brothels

Two suspects were arrested as part of the European operation.

# crime - Tuesday 23 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Blanchardstown

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

From TheJournal.ie Ban Hoodies

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.

From TheJournal.ie Assault

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

From TheJournal.ie Crime

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

From TheJournal.ie Investigation

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

From TheJournal.ie Knifepoint

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

From TheJournal.ie Drugs

Man charged in connection with heroin and firearm seizure

The 23-year-old is due in court tomorrow.

From TheJournal.ie Punishment

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.

From TheJournal.ie Crime

Three arrested over Blanchardstown knifepoint robberies

Three shops in Blanchardstown in west Dublin have been robbed at knifepoint in recent weeks.

From TheJournal.ie Investigation

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

From TheJournal.ie Robbery

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

From TheJournal.ie Dangerous Dogs

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.

From TheJournal.ie India

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

From TheJournal.ie Manchester

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.

From TheJournal.ie Drugs

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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