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    #2822
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    It's not related to the Blanchardstown issues but there were two cases in court recently, very serious crimes, and both culprits had a ridiculous amount of prior convictions. One guy had 90, I'm sure, and yet was out walking around free as a bird.

    There is certainly something seriously wrong with the legal system, which particular part it is is probably up for debate but it's not at all surprising that this guy is out.


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    #2823
    MrMaki
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭MrMaki


    fletch wrote: »
    Although this is also a little depressing

    Perhaps they know from experience though that they are only wasting their time.

    What else garda had to do? They caught This innocent teenager red faced in balaclava and wearing gloves...
    As I wrote before nothing will change until some people will start using brains.


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    #2824
    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    It's not related to the Blanchardstown issues but there were two cases in court recently, very serious crimes, and both culprits had a ridiculous amount of prior convictions. One guy had 90, I'm sure, and yet was out walking around free as a bird.

    There is certainly something seriously wrong with the legal system, which particular part it is is probably up for debate but it's not at all surprising that this guy is out.

    Terrible. I was one of their victims. I'm still not over it.


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    #2825
    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,701 ✭✭✭horse7


    You do know our justice minister lives in D15,why not email her with concerns and opinions on crime in the area. Surely having our own D15 minister of justice , should mean the area would be relatively crime free? www.francesfitzgerald.ie even a Facebook page


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    #2826
    babaracus
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭babaracus


    MrMaki wrote: »
    He was granted bail..

    http://m.herald.ie/news/courts/teenager-arrested-by-operation-thor-gardai-granted-bail-34195765.html

    This is even not funny any more.

    Operation Thor should be targeted at judges cooperating with these culprits and letting them go free to commit more crimes.
    Maybe if few judges got locked others would start using their brains.

    From the garda perspective this must be very depressing. They risk their lifes on the streets everytime they catch some scumbag, and then some so called judge decide that the poor thing with xxx previous convictions doesn't deserve to be isolated.....

    A family business.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/dublin-gang-get-jail-for-killarney-robberies-1.944354

    Amazing the amount of burglaries carried out by members of a certain community considering they comprise less than 1% of the population. And all from state sponsored accommodation.


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    #2827
    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,701 ✭✭✭horse7


    20:30 seems a very bad night to be out doing a door to door selling calanders, in the Stockton area?


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    #2828
    sparky63
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭sparky63


    Maybe thinking, very bad night most would be at home.


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    #2829
    dar_cool
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭dar_cool


    3 guys in a white 10D van around clonsilla village today, caught one guy in a yellow body warmer taking a picture of our house. Called the guards. Stay vigilant guys


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    #2830
    peaceboi
    Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭peaceboi


    2008 BMW m sports stolen from Tyrrelstown housing estate last Tue night. The car was parked in front of their house. House was not broken into. Guess the keys were cloned or hacked by the notorious organized car criminals.


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    #2831
    amdublin
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 20,648 CMod ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    dar_cool wrote: »
    3 guys in a white 10D van around clonsilla village today, caught one guy in a yellow body warmer taking a picture of our house. Called the guards. Stay vigilant guys

    Why would someone want a photo of your house??? Like what nefarious use would they have?


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    #2832
    dar_cool
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭dar_cool


    They use to mark houses with paint or something I presume it's a new way of identifying a target they want.


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    #2833
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    dar_cool wrote: »
    They use to mark houses with paint or something I presume it's a new way of identifying a target they want.

    Complete urban legend, as for the photo of the house, they'll gain nothing which they can't readily obtain by using Google Street view


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    #2834
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    Complete urban legend, as for the photo of the house, they'll gain nothing which they can't readily obtain by using Google Street view

    Cars in the drive? Maybe.


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    #2835
    BabysCoffee
    Registered Users Posts: 4,712 ✭✭✭BabysCoffee


    Surely they would take down house numbers of potential burglary targets rather than taking pictures (and risk being noticed)? Most strange.


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    #2836
    angryIreGamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭angryIreGamer


    no matter the potential reason, someone taking a picture of your house without you knowing why and who they are is concerning.


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    #2837
    beauf
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    They probably don't care if they are noticed.


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    #2838
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    I had a car stopped in the front of my home, the driver pulled down the window and took photos of my house, then went away.
    Checked my CCTV (as per my neighbour advice),called Garda in D15 and I've been told they may have false number plates, as they do not match the cars registered to and is pointless to think investigating my case.
    Pointless to report it again then too...


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    #2839
    AlanG
    Registered Users Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭AlanG


    Have you got a nice porch or driveway - I was recently getting a new porch built and took pictures of others around that I liked to discuss with the wife and eventually show the builder how we wanted ours to look.


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    #2840
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    Complete urban legend, as for the photo of the house, they'll gain nothing which they can't readily obtain by using Google Street view

    I thought it was an urban legend too until it happened to a family member when the were robbed.


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    #2841
    Arciphel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,836 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    Two quick things...

    Bogus Barnados collections happening in Dublin 15 at the moment, woman in her thirties and a young girl in her early teens collectibg cash for a Barnados run which isn't happening. Legit charities like this won't collect cash at the door, so always ask for ID and if you are concerned tell the person collecting you are going to ring the Garda station to verify them, if they have nothing to hide then they won't baulk at this.

    Dunnes Stores in Ongar held up at gunpoint on Friday last at 8.40pm. Aside from the fact that (in my opinion) its not a great place to do your shopping, something to bear in mind when you are out and about. News Story - http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/gun-fell-apart-in-dunnes-holdup-after-thief-dropped-weapon-34284525.html


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    #2842
    dar_cool
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭dar_cool


    AlanG wrote: »
    Have you got a nice porch or driveway - I was recently getting a new porch built and took pictures of others around that I liked to discuss with the wife and eventually show the builder how we wanted ours to look.

    No, standard porch, I don't think these guys were innocent, they looked like foreign nationals with hoods up and generally got a bad vibe off them, I drove around the area after to see could I spot the van but couldn't see it. I wonder where they out looking for empty houses on a busy shopping day, thankfully I will be in the house all week. And marking house with paint is definitely not an urban myth. I've seen it a few times with friends/ family.


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    #2843
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    I thought it was an urban legend too until it happened to a family member when the were robbed.

    I've been burgling houses for twenty odd years now and I've never used this tactic.


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    #2844
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    I've been burgling houses for twenty odd years now and I've never used this tactic.

    I use it when I want to massacre all new born baby boys imidiately after Christmas.


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    #2845
    Gaspode
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    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    I've been trolling for twenty odd years now and I've never used this tactic.
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    I use it when I want to massage something imidiately after Christmas.

    If you've nothing useful to add, add nothing. Thanks


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    #2846
    rachaell
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭rachaell


    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    Complete urban legend, as for the photo of the house, they'll gain nothing which they can't readily obtain by using Google Street view

    Don't know about paint but they do use chalk. My friends house was robbed recently and there was seven x's on the outside wall, five together and two underneath. The garda said it meant five adults two cars. When it happened the house was only empty for half hour and they only took cash and gold.


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    #2847
    Azrel
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭Azrel


    rachaell wrote: »
    Don't know about paint but they do use chalk. My friends house was robbed recently and there was seven x's on the outside wall, five together and two underneath. The garda said it meant five adults two cars. When it happened the house was only empty for half hour and they only took cash and gold.

    Where was this exactly?


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    #2848
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    rachaell wrote: »
    Don't know about paint but they do use chalk. My friends house was robbed recently and there was seven x's on the outside wall, five together and two underneath. The garda said it meant five adults two cars. When it happened the house was only empty for half hour and they only took cash and gold.

    It's always someone's friend, or aunt, or the cousin of the bloke around the corner, no one seems to have any actual first hand experience of this now do they? Incredibly, I've been called a troll already for saying this, but ask yourself, why in God's name would a burglar do this? It does not benefit them in anyway to announce what house they intend to burgle? It is a myth.


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    #2849
    rachaell
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭rachaell


    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    It's always someone's friend, or aunt, or the cousin of the bloke around the corner, no one seems to have any actual first hand experience of this now do they? Incredibly, I've been called a troll already for saying this, but ask yourself, why in God's name would a burglar do this? It does not benefit them in anyway to announce what house they intend to burgle? It is a myth.
    It was in dublin 12. It was my good friends house and it is 100% true (why the hell would anyone feel the need to make it up! ) I saw the wall myself after it happened, she took pics of it, if she still has them I will post.
    We were baffled aswell. How does it benefit them? When was it marked? Why do they mark them? It doesn't really make sense but it's 100% true. The garda also said they only really take money and gold now as it's not as easy to trace. There was a lot of devices left out in her house that they didn't take.


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    #2850
    Costello1
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Costello1


    Large white van going around Clonsilla with travellers and looking for houses to rob.doorbell went yester, I took my time answering it and I could see a man looking in the side door window.when I walked towards the door he put his hood up and walked away and then ran.another guy was in the neighbours driveway and near their side entrance and ran too.they ran around the corner where the large white van was waiting.at least 4 of them in total, the two at my house jumped in the bck.they had been knocking at random doors before that " selling knives",they had red folders with them so look out for them.they called to houses that looked like no one was home and look very suspicious.van has a Carlow reg.one of them has short red hair and the other wearing a dark green anorak


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    #2851
    dibs101
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭dibs101


    Costello1 wrote: »
    Large white van going around Clonsilla with travellers and looking for houses to rob.doorbell went yester, I took my time answering it and I could see a man looking in the side door window.when I walked towards the door he put his hood up and walked away and then ran.another guy was in the neighbours driveway and near their side entrance and ran too.they ran around the corner where the large white van was waiting.at least 4 of them in total, the two at my house jumped in the bck.they had been knocking at random doors before that " selling knives",they had red folders with them so look out for them.they called to houses that looked like no one was home and look very suspicious.van has a Carlow reg.one of them has short red hair and the other wearing a dark green anorak

    Hi, what time of the day did this happen at? Daylight or evening time?


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