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Gaspode · 03-10-2013 6:54am

Original link corrected, thanks

fletch · 03-10-2013 8:48am

Cheers for the link...going to upgrade mine...wow never realised how easy it is to change them!
http://www.euro-secure.com/fit_euro.asp

username_x · 05-10-2013 9:23pm

A friend of mine posted on Facebook that he caught someone trying to break into houses in whitestown area, has urged everyone to check their back gardens particularly in the the avenue and park areas!!

Kev. · 05-10-2013 9:51pm

A few weeks ago a woman I know in Whitestown caught some fellow in her house during the day,he walked away from it no bother,c*unts dont care about anything...

username_x · 06-10-2013 3:33am

Seen a few lads a few minutes ago going up to front doors and looking at them, hartstown area. AGS notified. Disgraceful how bad it's gotten

Murt10 · 06-10-2013 5:03pm

nudger wrote: »

I bought them on line from www.euro-secure.com £27.49 a pop + vat, €65 + here.
Order was delivered 7 days later through parcel motel, a lot of the UK companies only deliver to the UK so for €3.50 parcel motel works great.

There a very good lock (best) and anyone in the know robbery wise will give them a wide berth.

They are looking for £4.75 plus vat for each additional key.

Are these normal keys or would any key cutting place be able to ball them off?

handlemaster · 06-10-2013 7:11pm

Is whitestown been hit in particular ?

nudger · 06-10-2013 9:12pm

Murt10 wrote: »

They are looking for £4.75 plus vat for each additional key.

Are these normal keys or would any key cutting place be able to ball them off?

No, they are not ridged keys if you know what I mean, they have round holes on both sides of the key.

They come with a credit card ID number.

In fairness it's €5 to cut any type of key in a lot of places, they are high security keys.

I got an extra 3 for the front door, good neighbours.:)

ciaran76 · 09-10-2013 9:53pm

Littlepace cash in transit van robbed today.
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to cash-in-transit robbery (via TheJournal.ie) http://www.thejournal.ie/robbery-at-littlepace-appeal-for-information-1121940-Oct2013/

fletch · 09-10-2013 11:10pm

nudger wrote: »

No, they are not ridged keys if you know what I mean, they have round holes on both sides of the key.

They come with a credit card ID number.

In fairness it's €5 to cut any type of key in a lot of places, they are high security keys.

I got an extra 3 for the front door, good neighbours.:)

My new lock arrived today. Fitted it myself in under a minute. Quite shocking how easy a normal lock is to bypass (google lock bumping) so delighted with this upgrade

oholly121 · 10-10-2013 1:31pm

Apparently last night there was several cars broken into in the Hartstown area over by the shops so keep an eye out

Larbre34 · 13-10-2013 6:54pm

Public meeting of the Fingal Joint Policing Committee to be held in Ongar Community Centre this Thursday Oct 17th at 7.30pm. Senior Gardaí, Councillors and Council officials will be in attendance so get along D15'ers and discuss your concerns and suggestions.

Cant go myself as will be away for a few days so look forward to hearing about it. Also please dont burgle my house!

jobseeker999 · 17-10-2013 8:18am

2 cars taken from 1 house in Luttrelstown a couple of weeks ago, got in at night through back door, car keys from under the stairs took the cars from the driveway whilst 4 people slept upstairs without hearing a thing

handlemaster · 17-10-2013 10:28am

jobseeker999 wrote: »

2 cars taken from 1 house in Luttrelstown a couple of weeks ago, got in at night through back door, car keys from under the stairs took the cars from the driveway whilst 4 people slept upstairs without hearing a thing

a lesson to all, leave the keys down stairs its only a car not worth losing your life over.

Arciphel · 17-10-2013 12:04pm

Have heard about a gang of teenagers from Hartstown going around getting money from younger kids by pretending to sell fireworks and then beating the kids up for their money. Any one else hear about this gang?

handlemaster · 17-10-2013 4:18pm

Arciphel wrote: »

Have heard about a gang of teenagers from Hartstown going around getting money from younger kids by pretending to sell fireworks and then beating the kids up for their money. Any one else hear about this gang?

That kind of thing needs to be dealth with firmly

horse7 · 18-10-2013 10:10am

jobseeker999 wrote: »

2 cars taken from 1 house in Luttrelstown a couple of weeks ago, got in at night through back door, car keys from under the stairs took the cars from the driveway whilst 4 people slept upstairs without hearing a thing

Was the door forced or lock broken? any alarm?

jobseeker999 · 18-10-2013 1:47pm

horse7 wrote: »

Was the door forced or lock broken? any alarm?

Door forced. Alarm was off

Morag · 21-10-2013 12:24pm

I know the nights have been very warm but don't forget to close windows as the evening settles in.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 21-10-2013 12:34pm

I heard something about a gang of youths hassling people in the hospital grounds. Not sure if it was in the actual hospital part or up near the apartments but they were stepping out in front of cars to try and stop them and then trying to get into the cars when they did stop. Not sure if it was a one off thing or if they're there a lot but I'd be careful around there after dark.

Arciphel · 21-10-2013 12:49pm

I wonder if it is the same bunch of GOWLS that I mentioned in my previous message. All about 14-16 years of age. Apparently they call themselves... wait for it.... THE RONALDO GANG. LOLZ.

Hopefully somebody will be late on the brakes and teach them a valuable life lesson. :pac:

handlemaster · 22-10-2013 9:21am

Well they picked a good spot beside the hospital for stepping out in front of cars. The ironary I'm sure has escaped them. Worse thing is if a car hits them they will get compo

Larbre34 · 22-10-2013 12:30pm

Not if you hit them all at once. Just kidding...sort of.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 22-10-2013 12:37pm

The incident I heard about involved quite a few of them blocking the road. So it's not just one person stepping out just as the car approaches.

Player 2 · 22-10-2013 2:42pm

I wonder if one of them hopped into the back of the car; could you lock the doors and drive off up the M50 and into the middle of nowhere; and then tell him to get out. (and then drive off)

Gaspode · 22-10-2013 3:03pm

Boards.ie does not condone violence or taking the law into your own hands, so less of these suggestions please

CrazyRabbit · 22-10-2013 7:14pm

Yes..let the Gardai beat them up. No need to get involved ourselves.

Joking of course. I wonder if anyone has actually even reported any of this to the Gardai?

Gaspode · 22-10-2013 8:44pm

I heard today that my neighbour had the spare wheel robbed from under his parked car in the Blanchardstown centre. Opel zafiras have the spare slung underneath so reasonably easy to access.

horse7 · 23-10-2013 11:42am

Have you asked the security staff to check the cctv as most of the car park is covered?

27-10-2013 12:31am

Friend of a friend's house burgled in castleknock, park drive estate last night. He said they took the front window out at round 2am. He said that 3 days ago on his own house the alarm was set of at the back door @2am ish and only way you can get into his back garden is by hopping the neighbours walls.

handlemaster · 27-10-2013 11:03am

420 wrote: »

Friend of a friend's house burgled in castleknock, park drive estate last night. He said they took the front window out at round 2am. He said that 3 days ago on his own house the alarm was set of at the back door @2am ish and only way you can get into his back garden is by hopping the neighbours walls.

Single glazed or double?

dickwod1 · 27-10-2013 7:29pm

handlemaster wrote: »

Single glazed or double?

It depends on if the windows are internally glazed or externally glazed, if there externally glazed the glass can be taken out from the outside.

horse7 · 28-10-2013 10:36am

Is there any way of making double glazed units more secure,so they can not be taken out from the outside (most older ones). eg superglue/screw in beading on outside?

fletch · 29-10-2013 9:53am

horse7 wrote: »

Is there any way of making double glazed units more secure,so they can not be taken out from the outside (most older ones). eg superglue/screw in beading on outside?

Yes, see here
I bought them for my patio door and they are easy to install

Morag · 29-10-2013 10:34am

2 houses in the Whitestown area were broken into Saturday night.
In both cases people were away for the weekend.
Laptops, cameras, consoles and money taken.
The houses were trashed and in one case the lady of the house only died recently.

If you are going away, get someone to pop in and put on lights or get a few timers.

dickwod1 · 29-10-2013 12:54pm

fletch wrote: »

Yes, see here
I bought them for my patio door and they are easy to install

Excellent link, They'd be ideal for the downstairs windows.

handlemaster · 29-10-2013 1:02pm

Morag wrote: »

2 houses in the Whitestown area were broken into Saturday night.
In both cases people were away for the weekend.
Laptops, cameras, consoles and money taken.
The houses were trashed and in one case the lady of the house only died recently.

If you are going away, get someone to pop in and put on lights or get a few timers.

do you know which part of whitestown ?

is there a map of dublin 15 that shows the areas most hit ?

Omackeral · 29-10-2013 1:17pm

Morag wrote: »

If you are going away, get someone to pop in and put on lights or get a few timers.

And don't broadcast it on Facebook about heading off or go checking-in every other minute. Making it so much easier for crooks.

There was a fair bit of commotion up around Ongar village last night about 9ish. Garda car flying around with full blues on and then searching that so called 'rat road' near Scoil Grainne.
Any idea what was up anyone?

Ed Winchester · 29-10-2013 1:23pm

What's/where's the rat road?

dickwod1 · 29-10-2013 1:24pm

Omackeral wrote: »

And don't broadcast it on Facebook about heading off or go checking-in every other minute. Making it so much easier for crooks.

I'm amazed at the amount of people on FB who for weeks before the holiday countdown to the holiday and then post pics of themselves on holiday everyday, It's basically egging on burglars and giving them notice that you'll be gone between this date and that (and there profile's don't be private either).

dickwod1 · 29-10-2013 1:26pm

Ed Winchester wrote: »

What's/where's the rat road?

It's this road (its a footpath/cycle lane now, blocked off to cars at both ends)

Ed Winchester · 29-10-2013 2:08pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

It's this road (its a footpath/cycle lane now, blocked off to cars at both ends)

Cheers for that. Is it well known for rats??
I've walked down that roads umpteen times and my wife brings the kids that way daily. Never seen a rat.

dickwod1 · 29-10-2013 2:22pm

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Cheers for that. Is it well known for rats??
I've walked down that roads umpteen times and my wife brings the kids that way daily. Never seen a rat.

When I walk down that road with my dog I do say to her "get the rats" and she goes metal at the ditch barking and the rats go scarpering everywhere, I do have a job trying to hold her back on the lead, I'ts infested with them!

Arciphel · 29-10-2013 2:58pm

Well known for rats, the two and four legged variety!

Ed Winchester · 29-10-2013 3:05pm

Ah feck. I wish i didn't know that :-(

Better not tell the missus.

horse7 · 29-10-2013 3:06pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

Excellent link, They'd be ideal for the downstairs windows.

Nice product,but 30 quid for 6, i think you need 4 for each window or panel,i have 5 panels in each window frame and 2 front windows downstairs,same for rear of house,thats 80 locks,makes it very expensive.

saggycaggy · 29-10-2013 3:14pm

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Ah feck. I wish i didn't know that :-(

Better not tell the missus.

I'm the same. I used to walk my daughter that way to school when I was on maternity leave last year but we'd still walk it at weekends and pick up acorns at this time of year

don't know can I walk it anymore.

Ed Winchester · 29-10-2013 3:17pm

I'm over 8 years living out that direction. I've never seen one. I normally only walk from the phibblestown house gate up to Mother Hubbards though. Maybe the rats are further up?

dickwod1 · 29-10-2013 3:25pm

horse7 wrote: »

Nice product,but 30 quid for 6, i think you need 4 for each window or panel,i have 5 panels in each window frame and 2 front windows downstairs,same for rear of house,thats 80 locks,makes it very expensive.

I thought you just needed 2 per pane of glass

fletch · 29-10-2013 10:24pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

I thought you just needed 2 per pane of glass

Yes but if a window is divided into multiple panes, you will need two for each pane.

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