Neighbourhood Watch Merged Thread

donaghs · 08-02-2015 4:09pm

Travellers doing the rounds today in Laurel lodge roads for "sponsored walk". Seems like a couple of kids, each one takes a different side of a road. One I spoke to seemed a bit hazy as to what school they were supposed to collecting for.

septictank · 08-02-2015 5:59pm

Had them twice around the area St Margaret's Navan , doesn't exist.
Mother follows behind in a car.

dickwod1 · 08-02-2015 8:42pm

"Disgraceful hearing about what happened in Hartstown yesterday afternoon. Witnessed by a number of 12 year olds and many others. One car rammed off the road by another full of men who, in broad daylight, assaulted the driver and smashed his car. Witnesses say an infant child was in the car at the time. This is totally unacceptable and community condemns this. Blanchardstown Garda Station 01-6667000 for witnesses to come forward".

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153077141384399&set=a.10150208620984399.330879.591204398&type=1&theater

http://www.herald.ie/news/dads-scalp-almost-torn-off-in-front-of-daughter-by-thugs-30974891.html

chucknorris · 12-02-2015 12:28pm

Based on the description and pattern, it seems the same crew who attacked a lady in Pheasants run, also attacked a young man near the Blanch centre last night.

slavedave · 12-02-2015 3:56pm

When was the attack in Pheasants run please?

DaithiMa · 13-02-2015 1:18am

Be careful if you are considering parking on the old entrance road into Blanchardstown Hospital (the road from the village down from The Vineyard Pub) I walk my dog down that way fairly frequently, and on a few evenings (maybe 4 or 5 over the last 6 months) there have been cars with their windows smashed in.
It has usually been cars parked near the Tolka Bridge (after the flyover). Id say they smash, grab and then leg it into the woods/valley. Haven't seen any in the last month or so, but am only after discovering this thread so thought i'd let people know.

Kev. · 13-02-2015 1:38pm

Loads of car windows smashed in Allendale last night,little scumbags wrecked a few cars,

They were in my garden ready to go and one of them noticed the CCTV system and ran..

Gards say they have a que of people ringing from all over the area..

Arciphel · 13-02-2015 1:44pm

Sorry to hear that Kev... can you give us any description of the guys doing this? PM me if you don't want to post it on here

cheers.

fletch · 13-02-2015 2:04pm

Kev. wrote: »

Loads of car windows smashed in Allendale last night,little scumbags wrecked a few cars,

They were in my garden ready to go and one of them noticed the CCTV system and ran..

Gards say they have a que of people ringing from all over the area..

Anything stolen or just mindless vandalism?

Kev. · 13-02-2015 2:57pm

Arciphel wrote: »

Sorry to hear that Kev... can you give us any description of the guys doing this? PM me if you don't want to post it on here cheers.

From the CCTV there was 2 lads,about 20 odd,Caps and scarves on both.Tracksuits on both.

Funny thing is although they were smashing up cars in the estate they came straight up to my front door,I can clearly see them going straight past my neighbors house and into mine.Maybe looking to get keys

I have my dog in the hall so I recon she started barking or maybe they noticed the CCTV,but whatever it was they sprinted out and jump over the bushes.

My wife rang the police and they are coming later to have a look.TBH you cant see their faces because of the caps.

Kev. · 13-02-2015 2:58pm

fletch wrote: »

Anything stolen or just mindless vandalism?

Im not to sure but I think they were looking for stuff in cars or to take the cars

BabysCoffee · 13-02-2015 5:32pm

Just to let you know I was approached by a man in Westend Car Park in Blanch Centre today asking would I be interested in some Paco Rabanne Aftershave (guess this is the weekend that someone might be buying aftershave for Valentine's pressies).

He had a back pack on with a navy quilted jacket and and a large hole (possibly fully ripped) where an earring would have gone in the ear.

Arciphel · 13-02-2015 5:35pm

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Just to let you know I was approached by a man in Westend Car Park in Blanch Centre today asking would I be interested in some Paco Rabanne Aftershave (guess this is the weekend that someone might be buying aftershave for Valentine's pressies).

He had a back pack on with a navy quilted jacket and and a large hole (possibly fully ripped) where and earring would have gone on the ear.

So - how does the aftershave smell? :pac::pac::pac: Just kidding. Sounds dodgy in the extreme!

Arciphel · 13-02-2015 6:27pm

Just to inform anyone on boards who may live in the area, the residents associations & neighbourhood watch groups in Littlepace have organised a public meeting for this Wednesday the 18th of February @ 7.30pm in the function room upstairs in the Paddocks.

The meeting is open to all residents, and will be attended by senior Garda management from the Blanchardstown station as well as our community garda liaison. Local Councillors will also be in attendance.

This is the ideal forum to find out what is happening in the area, hear some crime prevention tips & also to ask any questions of the local garda force. Please see above for the flyer, with details.

Larbre34 · 13-02-2015 7:15pm

Good to hear about this meeting.

What areas does it extend to does anyone know?

Arciphel · 13-02-2015 11:12pm

Primarily aimed at residents of the various estates within Littlepace, but you can come if you like as the burglary prevention talk should be v. worthwhile.

rockatansky · 14-02-2015 9:42am

Arciphel wrote: »

Primarily aimed at residnts of the various estates within Littlepace, but you can come if you like as the burglary prevention talk should be v. worthwhile.

I was at a smiliar meeting in the Castleknock Hotel last wednesday, a few Gardai from Blanchardstown and Cabra were there although it was a Fianna Fail organised event, their Councillors and a TD in attendance only. The Burglary preventation presentation is good, mostly common sense but still worth seeing.

Vahevala · 14-02-2015 11:12am

Lidl in Tyrrelstown was held up last night at 7pm by two masked raiders with guns

They got around 5000 euro.

I was thinking about going there last night at 6.50pm but decided to go this morning instead! phew.

starf1sh · 19-02-2015 12:15pm

chucknorris wrote: »

The group of black lads between 17 and 20 who reside at 'The gap' of Huntstown and Clonee

Hello, can someone please tell me exactly where "the gap" is? I'm looking to buy a house around Huntstown and can't figure out where the gap is...

Thank you!

fletch · 19-02-2015 12:17pm

starf1sh wrote: »

Hello, can someone please tell me exactly where "the gap" is? I'm looking to buy a house around Huntstown and can't figure out where the gap is...

Thank you!

Here

starf1sh · 19-02-2015 12:19pm

fletch wrote: »

Here

Ah ok, thank you for your help!

Shiranui · 20-02-2015 9:44am

Friday the 13th.

Some lunatic driving a most likely stolen Nissan Micra, damaged a car parked in Briarwood area. Nissan Micra parts were scattered on the street, near the car that was damaged.
Culprit then parked this Micra in cul-de-sac (Briarwood Bungallows) close to the park and disappeared, just left the car there.
Garda took the car away over the weekend.

Bottler70 · 21-02-2015 2:33pm

House burglary in Aspen near Clonsilla Village last night. Didn't get much. They somehow managed to disable the alarm from a switch box outside the house in the porch. Stay vigilant folks!

Pinch Flat · 05-03-2015 9:21pm

Burgulary in Riverwood lawn / view area last night. Thieves dismantled the back window, entered the house and got the keys for the family car which they made off in after going around the house and taking an Xbox 1, cash and other valuables.

daymobrew · 06-03-2015 1:13am

I heard about a burglary and an attempted burglary in Riverwood Chase. Apparently around 5am on morning of Thursday 5th March. I have yet to verify.

Pinch Flat · 06-03-2015 2:03pm

daymobrew wrote: »

I heard about a burglary and an attempted burglary in Riverwood Chase. Apparently around 5am on morning of Thursday 5th March. I have yet to verify.

I must admit I'm not 100% sure where the burgulary occurred - story was original related by my son after school, then verified with one of the neighbours whom my wife knows better. We're in the Riverwood dene side so not 100% with the roads on that site, but closw enough to the chase to perhaps be the same burgulary.

5uspect · 07-03-2015 12:38pm

I've heard that there was a second break in on the following night with a car stolen.

dibs101 · 07-03-2015 4:23pm

Any more details, was this in Riverwood? Was the house alarmed?

5uspect · 07-03-2015 6:32pm

dibs101 wrote: »

Any more details, was this in Riverwood? Was the house alarmed?

What I heard was that it was in Riverwood and they broken/removed a door pane to steal the car keys. No idea about an alarm.

Pinch Flat · 07-03-2015 9:25pm

5uspect wrote: »

What I heard was that it was in Riverwood and they broken/removed a door pane to steal the car keys. No idea about an alarm.

Yeah can second that. Definitely in Riverwood. Rear window removed at the back of the house, entered the house and made off with the car keys and car. Not sure about alarm (set and deactivated or just not set). Occupants slept through the whole thing. Two adults and two young children.

Finglas Incubus · 12-03-2015 7:00pm

An attempt was made this afternoon by 2 men in a red car to abduct a child in Mount Symon Lawn in Clonsilla. They lured the young girl with sweets and grabbed her, she managed to bite one of the men and free herself.

I hate to think what might befall a child in such circumstances, shocking stuff. Keep an eye out and stay vigilant folks.

ThisRegard · 12-03-2015 10:31pm

I'm always sceptical on the source for such stories, a lot of the time it's rumours from Facebook and the like. Have the gardai commented?

Contrast this to the actual attempted abduction last week in which the gardai were out quickly with details and a description.

January · 12-03-2015 11:56pm

Has it been reported to the garda? Why isn't it on the news?

athtrasna · 13-03-2015 12:00am

January wrote: »

Has it been reported to the garda? Why isn't it on the news?

I've seen it on FB tonight, the person who posted it was told by staff at the creche their children attend.

Gaspode · 13-03-2015 8:07am

Let's try and keep this thread for factual reports rather than what's doing the rounds on facebook.

chucknorris · 13-03-2015 10:08am

But remember - if you went to the gym and didn't post it on Facebook - you didn't go to the gym. :-)

Finglas Incubus · 13-03-2015 10:53am

ThisRegard wrote: »

I'm always sceptical on the source for such stories, a lot of the time it's rumours from Facebook and the like. Have the gardai commented?

Contrast this to the actual attempted abduction last week in which the gardai were out quickly with details and a description.

Fair point. For whats its worth, the mother of one of the children involved relayed to a neighbour who in turn relayed it to me, I didn't see it on Facebook.

RichardoKhan · 13-03-2015 12:15pm

Ah the aul FB the depository of all things factual & non superlative............

Morag · 13-03-2015 1:17pm

Finglas Incubus wrote: »

An attempt was made this afternoon by 2 men in a red car to abduct a child in Mount Symon Lawn in Clonsilla. They lured the young girl with sweets and grabbed her, she managed to bite one of the men and free herself.

I hate to think what might befall a child in such circumstances, shocking stuff. Keep an eye out and stay vigilant folks.

A text message has gone out to parents about this from two of the local primary schools, they don't do this with out garda consultation.

January · 13-03-2015 2:10pm

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/parents-urged-vigilant-after-child-5326571

Now reported.

Gaspode · 13-03-2015 2:19pm

Doesnt sound like the same incident Finglas Incubus mentioned.

January · 13-03-2015 2:28pm

Exact same area.

Maybe the version Finglas Incubus heard was embellished a bit.

seventeen sheep · 13-03-2015 2:32pm

To me it doesn't really matter whether the incident was "real" or just a Facebook fad.

You take care of your kids. Fullstop.

If I found out a paedophile predator was living next door, my care of my child wouldn't change at all. Because I mind him already. He doesn't wander around unsupervised now, and that really won't change for a long time.

ThisRegard · 13-03-2015 2:47pm

seventeen sheep wrote: »

To me it doesn't really matter whether the incident was "real" or just a Facebook fad.

Well it absolutely does matter if it's real or not.

Finglas Incubus · 13-03-2015 2:53pm

January wrote: »

Maybe the version Finglas Incubus heard was embellished a bit.

I don't believe my neighbour (or the mother of the child) embellished the story but I note the news story reads one man and not two, otherwise the account was very similar. Either way, I felt it prudent to let folks know in the spirit of informing the community. I should mention that I live in the estate, all the more worrying to hear that an event such as this has occurred on your doorstep. Lets hope someone can identify the car in question with a view to the Gardai tracking this guy down.

sparky63 · 16-03-2015 12:51am

ThisRegard wrote: »

I'm always sceptical on the source for such stories, a lot of the time it's rumours from Facebook and the like. Have the gardai commented?

Contrast this to the actual attempted abduction last week in which the gardai were out quickly with details and a description.

A lot of time its the only way to spread word around about issues in your locality. Dont kid yourself thinking the Gardai will comment on everything of public interest or concern in your locality. The Guards will only comment if they need information, feel that others are at serious risk or they have to because the majority of people already know and they feel they need to comment or correct things. There are so many incidents daily, many of which we would deem we should know about but the guards don't comment on. To be honest if the gardai were to tell you everything that happened in your locality, you wouldn't want to live there and if you had no choice you would kick up a stink as to why the guards aren't doing more.

Gaspode · 16-03-2015 8:13am

What sort of daily incidents are you talking about?

ThisRegard · 16-03-2015 3:52pm

sparky63 wrote: »

The Guards will only comment if they need information, feel that others are at serious risk

All of which apply to the issue with the kids, and they did inform people.

You're jumping to a big conclusion if you draw from my post that I expect the gardai to inform people of every little issue.

dickwod1 · 16-03-2015 4:18pm

A message sent to my phone from Hartstown community school ...

"Following an incident in Hartstown during the week where two males in a dark coloured car approached one of our pupils, we are asking parents to talk to their children about their safety. The Garda are dealing with this matter."

Gaspode · 16-03-2015 4:55pm

So a student from Hartstown CS, not scoil Mhuire as reported in the link above. Or is it a different 'men in dark car' indicent?

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