Tag: Crime
Appeal for information after €3k worth of tools stolen
Gardaí are appealing for information following two robberies at Laois business premises during the week.
€2,000 worth of tools was taken from a unit at...
Appeal for information following burglary in Portlaoise
Gardaí are appealing for information after a house was burgled in Portlaoise.
The incident occurred sometime between 3pm and 8pm on Sunday.
A woman returned to...
Gardai seize €80,000 worth of cannabis in Portarlington
Gardaí seized €80,000 of cannabis herb at a house in Portarlington last night.
Gardai raided the house as part of a planned operation at around...
Reports of a house ‘shot at’ in Portlaoise
There have been multiple reports that a house in Portlaoise was shot at last night.
LaoisToday understands that Gardaí were called to Carmody Way, Fairgreen...
Three arrests in relation to assault of elderly couple
Gardaí have arrested three males in an ongoing investigation into the burglary and assault of elderly couple at the start of May.
The elderly man was...
Men disturbed trying to steal diesel in Mountrath
Gardaí are following a definite line of inquiry after an attempted theft of diesel from a bus in Mountrath this morning.
Two men were in the...
Appeal for information on car break-ins in Portarlington
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a number of cars were broken into in Portarlington recently.
The incident occurred on Canal Street sometime between 12 midnight...
Man arrested after Goodwin’s Footwear burgled
Gardaí have arrested a man after Goodwin's Footware was burgled.
The shoe shop, located in Hynes Square in Portlaoise, was broken into on Monday night...
Gardai seize massive amount of drugs in Portlaoise
Gardaí have seized a sizeable amount of drugs after carrying out a number of raids in Portlaoise on Monday.
Working under Operation Recovery, Gardai executed...
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after several cars damaged
Gardaí are appealing for information after several cars were damaged in Portlaoise recently.
The first incident occurred on Main Street in Portlaoise at around 1.30am...
Attempted burglaries in Mountmellick and Ballylinan ‘linked’
Gardaí believe that two attempted robberies in Mountmellick and Ballylinan are connected.
The first incident occurred at Centra in Ballylinan around 2am on Saturday morning...
Two men arrested after breaking into cars in Portlaoise
Gardaí have arrested two men after a number of cars were broken into in Portlaoise last night.
The incident took place overnight in the Rathevan estate...
Appeal for information after house broken into Portlaoise
Gardaí are appealing for information after a house in Portlaoise was broken into last night.
The rear patio door was smashed in the property and...
Appeal for information after house broken into in Portlaoise
Gardaí are appealing for information after a house was broken into in Portlaoise.
The incident occurred at Castle Avenue in Kilminchy on Tuesday sometime between...
Appeal for witnesses after crime spree in Ballylinan
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after something of a crime spree took place in Ballylinan on Tuesday night.
In total, seven cars and one house...
Woman arrested after kicking garda in the eye
A woman was arrested after kicking a garda in the face following an incident at a checkpoint on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise last night.
The...
Appeal for information after Mountrath GAA club burgled
Gardái are appealing for information after the shed at Mountrath GAA club was broken into between 10pm Monday night and 8am Tuesday morning.
The lock...
Calls not to leave items visible in vehicles after series of...
Gardaí are calling on vehicle owners not to leave items visible in unattended cars after a number of vehicles were broken into in recent...
Witnesses sought after weekend robberies in Portlaoise and Portarlington
Gardaí are appealing for information after two robberies were carried out in Laois over the weekend.
Sometime between 5pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday,...
Appeal for information after Cloneygowan shop robbed
Gardaí are appealing for information after a shop in Cloneygowan was burgled.
A cigarette machine and a sum of cash were stolen after two masked...
Appeal for information after Borris-In-Ossory clubhouse burgled
Gardaí are appealing for information after the Borris-In-Ossory GAA club grounds were broken into yesterday.
The incident, which occurred some time between 10am and 6pm...
Horror after knife and baseball bat attack in Portarlington
Gardaí are appealing for information after two people were attacked outside their home in Portarlington by three men wielding knives and baseball bats.
The incident...
Homeowners scare off men attempting to steal diesel in Portlaoise
Gardaí are appealing for information after three men were disturbed in the act of siphoning off diesel from a house in St Brigid's Place...
Drugs and Stolen Cars Units seize caravan in Portlaoise
Members of the Drugs Unit and the Stolen Cars Unit have seized a caravan in Portlaoise on suspicion of it being stolen.
The two units...
Appeal for witnesses after quad bike taken in Mountrath
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a quad bike was stolen from Mountrath last week.
The bike, worth an estimated €7,000, was taken on April...
Gardaí call for ‘calm’ in Mountrath following return of ‘unpredictable character’
Gardaí are calling for people in Mountrath and surrounding areas to remain calm after an 'unpredictable individual' has returned to Laois following his release...
Petition for full time security launched following mugging of disabled Graiguecullen...
The sister of a disabled Grauguecullen man who was robbed in a park in Carlow at the weekend has launched a petition calling for...
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after disabled Graiguecullen man mugged
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a disabled Graiguecullen man was robbed in broad daylight in a park in Carlow on Sunday afternoon.
Wheelchair-bound Eoin...
Gardaí seek information after two caravans burnt out
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after two caravans were burnt out in Portlaoise last night.
The incident took place at Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise in the...
Appeal for witnesses after Crettyard pub burgled
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after Flemings Bar in Newtown was broken into this morning.
The raiders gained access to the premises by throwing a rubbish...