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CALLS have been made for extra gardai for east Clare after a spate of crimes left cars wrecked and homes vandalised in recent days.
The various incidents – which ap- pear not to be connected – came to a head in the early hours of Friday morning when shots were fired at a house in Clonuchtere.
Last week residents in the Meelick area were shocked at a spate of as- saults and attacks which left three
cars damaged and the windows of two houses shattered.
Local councillor Cathal Crowe(FF) said there is an element of intimida- tion and people who had property damaged had not reported the matter to gardai.
“There have been assaults and threats around Clonlara and a number of very aggessive crimes. The shoot- ing incident doesn’t appear to have any connection but it takes things to a whole new level,’ he said.
Meanwhile, local Labour council-
lor, Pascal Fitzgerald said that people in the area are “shocked” by recent developments which have left prop- erty and vehicles badly damaged.
“This is a lovely area and people here don’t deserve to be in fear of this kind of behaviour,” he said.
Both councillors are calling for ex- tra policing after the attacks.
“We are in close proximity to a big city but this is a country area and we can’t allow a spread of the kind of crimes that are plaguing urban ar- eas,” Cllr Fitzgerald said.