This article is from page 13 of the 2011-07-19 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 13 JPG
GARDAÍ across the county are appealing for the public’s assistance in an effort to solve a string of burglaries and thefts over the past week.
Homes in Ennis, Shannon, Sixmilebridge and Flagmount were broken into, while people had property stolen in incidents in Sixmilebridge, Ogonelloe, Quin and Scariff.
A chainsaw, LCD television and Honda generator were stolen during a break-in to a house in Drummin, Flagmount, during the day last Thursday.
In Ennis, a house on the Gort Road was ransacked and damage was caused to it when intruders made their way in between Thursday night and Saturday morning.
In another incident, a garage on the Limerick Road in Sixmilebridge was broken into when a front door was forced open, between 1am and 9am last Monday. A box of CDs was stolen from the home.
Cash from a handbag was taken from a house in Cronan Park, Shan- non, in the early hours of last Tuesday, after a door was forced open.
Gardaí are investigating an incident in which a car had a corrosive substance poured over it while it was parked in the grounds of Ennis Tennis Club on the Mill Road in the town between 2am and 12 noon on Wednesday.
A range of tools were stolen from outside a house under construction in Ogonelloe overnight on Thursday. These included a Topcon laser level, an angle grinder, rotary drill and kango hammer.
In other incidents, a landcruiser jeep was stolen from outside a field in Moyriesk, Quin, last Wednesday morning; a trailer was stolen from Drumgeely Hill in Shannon last Tuesday; scaffolding planks were taken from a site at Ballyroe, Sixmilebridge, while a quad bike was stolen from Moynoe, Scariff, at around 7pm on Friday evening.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 6848100 or any Garda station in the county.