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in the wake of a serious aggravated
burglary in Sixmilebridge overnight last Wednesday.
Attempts were also made to steal
several cars in the Ballycullen area
of Sixmilebridge the same night. One car was stolen, while another car was crashed and burnt out in the same area that night. Gardai are trying to establish details about that car which has not been reported as stolen.
Some hours later, between 5am and 6am, the post office and shop premis- es in Cratloe was broken into. Three people entered the premises and at- tempted to steal a safe, but failed to do so after the alarm was activated and made way without any items of value.
Gardai believe that a car and van were involved in this attempted raid
and CCTV footage has been acquired by those investigating it.
Last week’s incidents follow bur- glaries in those areas over the past number of months, prompting anxi- ety among local residents.
While gardai say that the post of- fice incident was not connected to the Sixmilebridge attack, the inci- dents have prompted local concerns in relation to Limerick criminals tar- geting Clare.
Superintendent John Scanlan, who is leading the investigation in last week’s incidents, said gardai have grave concerns about crime in the
Ssixmulebridge area.
“We are concerned about the number of burglaries. We are con- cerned about the level of crime in Sixmilebridge. There has been an in- creased level of crime in that area,’ he said.
“We would ask for people to be vigilant. We are conscious of what is going on. We are putting in place po- licing patrols in that area, to prevent criminals coming out. People are go- ing to see a lot more of this activity,” added Superintendent Scanlan.