Neighbourhood Watch Merged Thread

jack presley · 17-06-2014 5:34pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Did you call 01 667000 or 999 ? The reason i say this. If you call them directly they will turn up to about 20% of the calls. Thats not to say they didnt arrive the next day. But always call 999 as those calls are reported.

I rang the Blanchardstown station direct (answered quite promptly I must add). And it turns out there were multiple windscreens kicked in, not just one. I don't know how many but there were at least 2.

Shiranui · 26-06-2014 10:17am

ok here is one for the list.

Tuesday 26th, some guy hit an elderly Romanian chap outside his house, with a car. Apparently he was driving slowly, but the man still tripped on the pavement and broke his nose etc.

Soon after the family of the victim chased the driver with axes, breaking the window in the car.

Gardai came soon after.

This was in Huntstown area.

January · 26-06-2014 10:54am

Shiranui wrote: »

ok here is one for the list.

Tuesday 26th, some guy hit an elderly Romanian chap outside his house, with a car. Apparently he was driving slowly, but the man still tripped on the pavement and broke his nose etc.

Soon after the family of the victim chased the driver with axes, breaking the window in the car.

Gardai came soon after.

This was in Huntstown area.

Same happened up here the other week in Mulhuddart. Coming down through the Wellview estate some lad hit a little girl with his car, well the family of the little girl robbed the man! Took his wallet, phone and laptop from the car.

PucaMama · 26-06-2014 11:19am

Shiranui wrote: »

ok here is one for the list.

Tuesday 26th, some guy hit an elderly Romanian chap outside his house, with a car. Apparently he was driving slowly, but the man still tripped on the pavement and broke his nose etc.

Soon after the family of the victim chased the driver with axes, breaking the window in the car.

Gardai came soon after.

This was in Huntstown area.

That was up the road from us. Thought I was fight between the Romanians? Thats what the guards said at the time anyway.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 26-06-2014 11:43am

^ Are these incidents relevant to this thread? Unless it's some sort of scam where people are deliberately getting clipped by cars in order to rob from them then it's not really "Neighbourhood Watch" it's just gossip.

folan · 26-06-2014 1:25pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

^ Are these incidents relevant to this thread? Unless it's some sort of scam where people are deliberately getting clipped by cars in order to rob from them then it's not really "Neighbourhood Watch" it's just gossip.

reports of violence in the community definitely count as Neighbourhood Watch

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 26-06-2014 1:43pm

^ But if it's a one off isolated incident caused by another one off isolated incident then it's not really. If these people are causing car accidents as a scam to rob people then we can all be on the look out. If, as is implied, it was a one off then it's of no real use to anyone.
A lot of the posts in this thread are walking a fine line between what's actually useful to everyone and what's just gossip, for want of a better word.

PucaMama · 26-06-2014 2:00pm

Is neighborhood watch not all about keeping an eye on the whole area and letting people no what's going on? Whether it happens 1 time or 10 times we should be able to tell eachother

ThisRegard · 26-06-2014 2:20pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

^ Are these incidents relevant to this thread? Unless it's some sort of scam where people are deliberately getting clipped by cars in order to rob from them then it's not really "Neighbourhood Watch" it's just gossip.

The online version of curtain twitching.

I agree, they're not really neighbourhood watch issues.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 26-06-2014 2:44pm

PucaMama wrote: »

Is neighborhood watch not all about keeping an eye on the whole area and letting people no what's going on? Whether it happens 1 time or 10 times we should be able to tell eachother

By that logic I should be telling you about my neighbour getting into a drunken fight with another neighbour in the street last weekend.

This particular event, which there seems to be two different versions of, with varying locations, and participants, is of no use to anyone in the sense of keeping their community informed and safe. Unless people in your area make a habit of hitting people with their cars?

I'm just expressing an opinion here, if you're all happy to keep gossiping by all means go ahead.

PucaMama · 26-06-2014 3:35pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

By that logic I should be telling you about my neighbour getting into a drunken fight with another neighbour in the street last weekend.

This particular event, which there seems to be two different versions of, with varying locations, and participants, is of no use to anyone in the sense of keeping their community informed and safe. Unless people in your area make a habit of hitting people with their cars?

I'm just expressing an opinion here, if you're all happy to keep gossiping by all means go ahead.

I don't no about other people but I would definitely want to know it my neighbours are violent. I want to know what kind of people live around me so I can protect myself and my family.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 26-06-2014 4:04pm

PucaMama wrote: »

I don't no about other people but I would definitely want to know it my neighbours are violent. I want to know what kind of people live around me so I can protect myself and my family.

People reacting to specific one off incidents with violence is not indicative of people being inherently violent though. If someone ran your child over you'd probably get a bit angry. Doesn't mean you're a threat to the general public on a daily basis.

January · 26-06-2014 4:06pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

People reacting to specific one off incidents with violence is not indicative of people being inherently violent though. If someone ran your child over you'd probably get a bit angry. Doesn't mean you're a threat to the general public on a daily basis.

Would you rob the persons belongings though?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 26-06-2014 4:18pm

January wrote: »

Would you rob the persons belongings though?

It's still the same situation though. Have they robbed other people's belongings in the area? Are they faking accidents with the intent to rob? Are they hanging around car parks or traffic lights scoping out cars to see which ones have stuff worth taking?

I'm not saying what they did was right I am just saying that it's a one off very specific situation that, unless people make a habit of running people over, is not likely to happen again and therefore informing the whole of D15 about it is unnecessary in terms of Neighbourhood Watch.

December2012 · 26-06-2014 4:18pm

January wrote: »

Would you rob the persons belongings though?

I probably would for a wallet or phone as it's one way to find out the drivers identity to pursue a criminal and civil case.

PucaMama · 26-06-2014 4:35pm

January wrote: »

Would you rob the persons belongings though?

That wasn't the incident near me the one near me was the Roma man came out of the house with an axe and then tried to hide it when the guards were on their way. Clear thinking for someone so out of control with anger, or is it someone who new what he was doing?

January · 26-06-2014 4:53pm

PucaMama wrote: »

That wasn't the incident near me the one near me was the Roma man came out of the house with an axe and then tried to hide it when the guards were on their way. Clear thinking for someone so out of control with anger, or is it someone who new what he was doing?

It was the incident near me that involved the robbing.

PucaMama · 26-06-2014 4:55pm

Sorry January I quoted the wrong post

folan · 27-06-2014 9:19am

December2012 wrote: »

I probably would for a wallet or phone as it's one way to find out the drivers identity to pursue a criminal and civil case.

to steal the wallet, the car had to be stopped.
if the car was stopped, then recording the license plate should be a doddle.
if the car was stopped and the wallet is there, its safe to assume the driver is there, so its not a hit and run. Call the gardai and allow them to do their job.
this is a report about people who took the law into their own hands and dished out their own justice.
that may seem like gossip to you, but id prefer to be aware of an issue of vigilante justice in the area.

rolion · 27-06-2014 12:27pm

I keep wondering myself sometime,how do i say it in a nice terms...are the people that plans these bad activities , are they watching this topic as well !??

28-06-2014 2:48pm

folan wrote: »

to steal the wallet, the car had to be stopped.
if the car was stopped, then recording the license plate should be a doddle.
if the car was stopped and the wallet is there, its safe to assume the driver is there, so its not a hit and run. Call the gardai and allow them to do their job.
this is a report about people who took the law into their own hands and dished out their own justice.
that may seem like gossip to you, but id prefer to be aware of an issue of vigilante justice in the area.

While you are absolutely right in everything you said, i have given descriptions license plate numbers offered photos, got names and addresses. I have gotten nowhere with the Gardai. I am not the only one. Next step is talking with politicians.

I have heard rumors of vigilantism but cant confirm it. Its not the right way to go but i feel its a direct result of Dublin 15 not being policed properly.

dickwod1 · 01-07-2014 12:12pm

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/man-shot-in-stomach-in-west-dublin-30397675.html

It’s understood shots were fired through the front door of a home in Blanchardstown.

The bullet or bullets hit the man in the stomach and shoulder.

Emergency services rushed to the scene.

It’s believed the victim, who is in his 30s, remained conscious after the attack before he was rushed to Connolly hospital.

His condition has been described as stable.

It’s understood a a 9mm handgun was used in the shooting.

A car was subsequently found burnt-out in nearby Tyrellstown.

A full garda investigation is underway.

Arciphel · 01-07-2014 12:12pm

Shooting in Beechfile Rise in Clonee in the past hour, male in his 30's shot, apparently in a stable condition in James Connolly hospital. http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/man-shot-in-stomach-in-west-dublin-30397675.html edit - dickwod1 on the ball :-)

Larbre34 · 01-07-2014 12:51pm

^
Well thats pretty disturbing in a quiet well kept estate no doubt teeming with kids beginning their school holidays. I do hope there weren't many young witnesses.

AFAIK Cllr David McGuinness lives in Beechfield, no doubt he'll feature on the news later about it.

ThisRegard · 01-07-2014 1:14pm

He doesn't.

Larbre34 · 01-07-2014 1:21pm

Then the Fingal CoCo website listing of Councillor's contacts is incorrect.

ThisRegard · 01-07-2014 2:20pm

I'd say it hasn't been updated, he's living elsewhere now and it appeared in his details during the election.

ongarite · 01-07-2014 2:49pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/man-shot-in-stomach-in-west-dublin-30397675.html

It’s understood shots were fired through the front door of a home in Blanchardstown.

The bullet or bullets hit the man in the stomach and shoulder.

Emergency services rushed to the scene.

It’s believed the victim, who is in his 30s, remained conscious after the attack before he was rushed to Connolly hospital.

His condition has been described as stable.

It’s understood a a 9mm handgun was used in the shooting.

A car was subsequently found burnt-out in nearby Tyrellstown.

A full garda investigation is underway.

Car wasn't burned out in Tyrellstown.

It was in Phillblestown Woods beside the old Clonee-Clonsilla road.
Car on fire there this morning around 10.30am.

Twizzler · 01-07-2014 3:04pm

Very lazy of independent.ie to not update this link...the video at the top of the page clearly states the car was found burnt out in 'Phibblestown Woods'...a quick Google search would show that address is not in Tyrellstown.

Anyway. Very scary to hear of these things happening so close to home, particularly when there was a child in the house also (according to the video report). Glad it wasn't a fatality.

ThisRegard · 01-07-2014 4:08pm

I wouldn't call it lazy, just incompetent. They had a story from a couple of years ago which they said was in Tyrrelstown, it wasn't anywhere near it.

I mailed the editor asking for it to be corrected, they never replied, they never corrected it.

ThisRegard · 02-07-2014 9:50am

I see they actually have the details correct today of where the car was found.

athtrasna · 02-07-2014 10:00am

ThisRegard wrote: »

I wouldn't call it lazy, just incompetent. They had a story from a couple of years ago which they said was in Tyrrelstown, it wasn't anywhere near it.

I mailed the editor asking for it to be corrected, they never replied, they never corrected it.

Their article on the tyrellstown drowning mentioned the Waterville park lake drowning and said it was unclear if it was the same lake. Miles apart!

ThisRegard · 02-07-2014 11:18am

Idiots, I didn't read the article to notice that.

It seems all that rag is good for these days celebrity gossip.

bnagrrl · 04-07-2014 1:09pm

Could be legit but have seen a dark metallic blue/grey Ford Transit go up and down my road (Stockton) twice in the last half hour. Occupant is a man on his own. I have the full reg if needed.

Larbre34 · 04-07-2014 2:49pm

If it is suspicious, send it on to the Gardaí. The folks on here wont do it for you, the thread is just for alerting people to particular trends or incidents.

bnagrrl · 05-07-2014 9:22pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

If it is suspicious, send it on to the Gardaí. The folks on here wont do it for you, the thread is just for alerting people to particular trends or incidents.

Wasn't looking for someone to send it on for me. Just letting people know it was in the area in case anything happened. Often people are unable to take down full regs if an incident occurs. And FYI I did alert the gardai.

daymobrew · 06-07-2014 11:16am

bnagrrl wrote: »

Could be legit but have seen a dark metallic blue/grey Ford Transit go up and down my road (Stockton) twice in the last half hour. Occupant is a man on his own. I have the full reg if needed.

In the future it might be worth standing out on the path to make sure the driver sees you seeing him.

07-07-2014 1:30am

bnagrrl wrote: »

Wasn't looking for someone to send it on for me. Just letting people know it was in the area in case anything happened. Often people are unable to take down full regs if an incident occurs. And FYI I did alert the gardai.

You did the right thing putting it on here. Gardai dont respond to something looking suspicious.

eviltwin · 08-07-2014 5:55pm

Just back from walking my dog and noticed a red hyundai accent with two white males 20's driving around Parslickstown, very slowly as if they were looking for someone or something, I asked them if they were lost and they sped of fairly sharpish. Could be nothing, could be something, have never seen them before but keep a heads up. I have the the full reg, its a 99 D car.

CrazyRabbit · 09-07-2014 3:12am

eviltwin wrote: »

Just back from walking my dog and noticed a red hyundai accent with two white males 20's driving around Parslickstown, very slowly as if they were looking for someone or something, I asked them if they were lost and they sped of fairly sharpish. Could be nothing, could be something, have never seen them before but keep a heads up. I have the the full reg, its a 99 D car.

To be fair, if I met my evil twin, I'd probably run away as well!

12-07-2014 1:37pm

eviltwin wrote: »

Just back from walking my dog and noticed a red hyundai accent with two white males 20's driving around Parslickstown, very slowly as if they were looking for someone or something, I asked them if they were lost and they sped of fairly sharpish. Could be nothing, could be something, have never seen them before but keep a heads up. I have the the full reg, its a 99 D car.

Same Area Thismorning, 2 guys in a louth reg silver kangoo tried to break into a house but were chased off after they got in the front door. Gardai called reg given. But keep an eye out. They have been seen before in the area.

Larbre34 · 15-07-2014 3:29pm

Heard a second hand report this morning of a number of catalytic converters being robbed off a few trucks and vans overnight around Clonee. Keep an eye on your commercial vehicles folks.

15-07-2014 4:41pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

Heard a second hand report this morning of a number of catalytic converters being robbed off a few trucks and vans overnight around Clonee. Keep an eye on your commercial vehicles folks.

I heard about this too. They get about €50 per one that they steel. They are mainly looking for ones from trucks and jeeps .

Larbre34 · 15-07-2014 5:11pm

Probably getting ten times that on donedeal for them. B*******.

Marcin_diy · 16-07-2014 6:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I heard about this too. They get about €50 per one that they steel. They are mainly looking for ones from trucks and jeeps .

If someone is surprised - read about what is catalytic converter made of - precious metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium + aluminium, nickel and copper.
some models can be sold to scrapyards for up to 250 euro.
I do not say that people from some particular countries found easy way for few bob here in Ireland, but it is a fact that this is a serious issue in Poland for example.

orlaanne · 29-07-2014 11:12am

Woken up by Garda helicopter last night at 4.20am, looked out the window and the guards are searching around our street and our neighbours back garden (Delwood). No idea what was going on, Anyone else hear anything?

We don't think our neighbour called them because I heard one of them apologise for waking her.

ThisRegard · 29-07-2014 11:43am

I heard it but over the other side of D15, I just assumed it was something to do with the traveller carry on around Cappagh.

horse7 · 29-07-2014 12:01pm

Looks like 20 squad cars and a chopper at the <SNIP> travellers </SNIP> camp in dunsink,shots were fired,there is some news in the in do,that was at 7.30am.

horse7 · 29-07-2014 2:08pm

see http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/armed-gardai-at-scene-as-fight-between-rival-travellers-reignites-this-morning-30465936.html

01-08-2014 3:18pm

My house was attempted last week, caught the guy red handed he got a bit threatening with me. But left my garden after a screaming match. He then got into his car which was parked down the road with the wife and kids.

I called the police who wanted all the information of what happened i gave description and held till last a photo of the car with a clear license plate. It was then they said there is nothing they could do. I didn't receive any follow up. So i am now taking my findings to the Garda ombudsman.

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