Power tools stolen from vans parked near Kildare pub
The investigation is ongoing
A number of power tools have been reported stolen from two vans which were parked near a County Kildare pub.
Details of the crime were highlighted by Garda Lenny Donnellan during a recent guest appearance on KFM.
He told host Hannah Kelly that the vans were parked outside of Dowling’s Bar in the Ballyshannon region of Kilcullen.
According to Gda Donnellan, on the evening of Thursday, November 5 last, the perpetrators managed to break into the two vans and stole ‘a large quantity’ of power tools from both vehicles.
He also noted that CCTV footage gathered from the crime shows a grey-coloured Audi car pulling up beside the vans.
In addition, Gda Donnellan revealed that this vehicle ‘came from the Athy direction’ and subsequently fled ‘in the direction of Kilcullen’.
He concluded by urging anyone with information relating to the two thefts to contact Naas Garda Station on 045 884 300.
When asked by the Leinster Leader about this particular crime, a garda spokesperson replied: “Gardaí are investigating thefts from two vehicles that occurred outside a licensed premises in Kilcullen, County Kildare on November 5 last, shortly after 10pm.”
The spokesperson further said that the investigation into the thefts ‘is ongoing’ at present.