Neighbourhood Watch Merged Thread

Nijmegen · 21-11-2019 12:04pm

Awful. I've heard of a few break ins down that end recently (one person reports a burglary and comments swing in with "me too!")

Mad that they're so brazen. Might I ask (if you know) was the alarm monitored?

I've seen some major cameras going in on particularly new builds. Your standard ring cams and so on, but one house actually had what looked like a UK yobbo car park setup hanging off the house.

beauf · 21-11-2019 12:22pm

You should get involved in the local residence groups and neighborhood watch. Your eyes will be opened.

D.Wilmott · 21-11-2019 12:24pm

Burglary in Fernleigh last night, apparently that's who the garda helicopter and squad cars were looking for at around 9pm.

Nijmegen · 21-11-2019 12:26pm

beauf wrote: »

You should get involved in the local residence groups and neighborhood watch. Your eyes will be opened.

There's a fairly good / active one organized through WhatsApp in my area. Sometimes it veers towards the absurd - after a bit of a panic about potential break ins, some of the lads were talking about night patrols after a fella was spotted slinking around at 3am. Turned out he was a pizza delivery guy. But for the most part it's good value for money when you tune out the nutty stuff.

Pat Dunne · 21-11-2019 10:32pm

Nijmegen wrote: »

There's a fairly good / active one organized through WhatsApp in my area. Sometimes it veers towards the absurd - after a bit of a panic about potential break ins, some of the lads were talking about night patrols after a fella was spotted slinking around at 3am. Turned out he was a pizza delivery guy. But for the most part it's good value for money when you tune out the nutty stuff.

Err... like which Pizza place delivers at 3:00am?

LorelaiG · 21-11-2019 11:08pm

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Err... like which Pizza place delivers at 3:00am?

Domino's do

L1011 · 22-11-2019 10:29am

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Err... like which Pizza place delivers at 3:00am?

Most of them. Mizzoni go to 4 most places

Nijmegen · 22-11-2019 11:59am

Pizza is pretty much all you can get delivered at that hour. The driver was indeed for one of the two chains mentioned. Hope we haven't ruined your diet now

Pat Dunne · 22-11-2019 2:09pm

Nijmegen wrote: »

Pizza is pretty much all you can get delivered at that hour. The driver was indeed for one of the two chains mentioned. Hope we haven't ruined your diet now

Cheers, it’s now obvious to me, that I lead a sheltered life. As Pizza wouldn’t go down too well for breakfast, as I’m often getting up at that time for work.

Gavin "shels" · 22-11-2019 2:28pm

Pat Dunne wrote: »

As Pizza wouldn’t go down too well for breakfast,

Don't knock it until you've try it!

Nijmegen · 22-11-2019 3:33pm

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Cheers, it’s now obvious to me, that I lead a sheltered life. As Pizza wouldn’t go down too well for breakfast, as I’m often getting up at that time for work.

The only acceptable breakfast pizza is cold pizza, and I'm not sure how you order that.

TheValeyard · 22-11-2019 5:35pm

D.Wilmott wrote: »

Burglary in Fernleigh last night, apparently that's who the garda helicopter and squad cars were looking for at around 9pm.

Ahhh, that's what that was.

Gavin "shels" · 23-11-2019 12:38am

https://twitter.com/Leahkinsella_x/status/1198000088582361089?s=19

Gio2 · 23-11-2019 1:37am

My house in Waterville was broken into a couple of weeks ago also. A few done in the area on same day. Used a crow bar to force the front door at 12 noon with loads of my neighbours at home at the time.

TheValeyard · 23-11-2019 3:33pm

LorelaiG wrote: »

Domino's do

May that never change

Nijmegen · 25-11-2019 1:21pm

Gio2 wrote: »

My house in Waterville was broken into a couple of weeks ago also. A few done in the area on same day. Used a crow bar to force the front door at 12 noon with loads of my neighbours at home at the time.

Really awful, I'm so sorry.

Where brute force is engaged really there's nothing you can do. New builds have really high quality steel framed doors with multiple locking points, the rubber seals of windows are enclosed and not easy to take out, etc etc. So burglars have taken to just smashing in an entire window. Saw a video of it in another estate (think it might be somewhere in this thread) and it happened to someone in my own estate.

What they're banking on is really slow reaction times by police even if you have a monitored alarm, and no reaction time from neighbors via a whatsapp group or similar. And sadly, I think they're on the correct side of that bet.

BohsCeltic · 25-11-2019 5:16pm

Nijmegen wrote: »

Really awful, I'm so sorry.

Where brute force is engaged really there's nothing you can do. New builds have really high quality steel framed doors with multiple locking points, the rubber seals of windows are enclosed and not easy to take out, etc etc. So burglars have taken to just smashing in an entire window. Saw a video of it in another estate (think it might be somewhere in this thread) and it happened to someone in my own estate.

What they're banking on is really slow reaction times by police even if you have a monitored alarm, and no reaction time from neighbors via a whatsapp group or similar. And sadly, I think they're on the correct side of that bet.

Yes i'd presume they already know slow police reaction and neighbours too afraid to get involved.
I don't have an alarm on my home. I have two dogs. Best of luck to anyone trying to get in

Gavin "shels" · 06-12-2019 12:09am

https://www.thesun.ie/news/4854342/gardai-quiz-man-raped-robbed-dublin-home/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

"RAPE PROBE Gardai quiz man after young woman raped and robbed by intruder in west Dublin home"

miamee · 06-12-2019 11:35am

God that is horrific Gav.

Gavin "shels" · 06-12-2019 12:31pm

Seems he's been caught and is up in court
https://www.thesun.ie/news/4855591/man-charged-aggravated-burglary-in-blanchardstown/

miamee · 19-12-2019 1:05pm

Car broken into at about 5.30am in Whitestown Walk (on a cul de sac), passenger window smashed, handbag taken from the car.

Gavin "shels" · 02-01-2020 11:11am

https://www.thesun.ie/news/4941764/gardai-jugging-preying-bank-customers/

Gavin "shels" · 05-01-2020 9:34pm

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10218261770109562&id=1049897880

miamee · 07-01-2020 1:33pm

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING multiple burglary incidents in the Dublin 15 area believed to be carried out by the same gang.

A number of homes in the Castleknock area Dublin were targeted on New Year’s Eve while homes around wider area were also hit in the first days of 2020.

Gardaí believe that the same criminal gang, believed to be from Eastern Europe, have been carrying out the crimes.

https://www.thejournal.ie/burglary-gangs-castleknock-dublin-4954850-Jan2020/

Nijmegen · 13-01-2020 9:59pm

Really large number of Garda vehicles blue lighting past Hollystown and Tyrrelstown in the past five minutes and can still hear them going around. Odd.

eviltwin · 13-01-2020 11:26pm

Nijmegen wrote: »

Really large number of Garda vehicles blue lighting past Hollystown and Tyrrelstown in the past five minutes and can still hear them going around. Odd.

Going which direction?

Nijmegen · 14-01-2020 12:26am

eviltwin wrote: »

Going which direction?

Hollystown to Tyrrelstown. Thought it might have been a convoy for something but odd they were blaring the sirens.

septictank · 14-01-2020 2:19am

Some gang stuff going on out coolock way, body found, well most of it, so probably ERU or something like that.

Nolimits · 14-01-2020 5:25pm

Helicopter flying overhead too, I'm in briarwood.

sm3ar · 15-01-2020 12:21am

So many cars being abandoned in Ongar right now. Even in areas where clamping is supposed to be happening. Its turning into a dumping ground.

nikpmup · 15-01-2020 6:43pm

sm3ar wrote: »

So many cars being abandoned in Ongar right now. Even in areas where clamping is supposed to be happening. Its turning into a dumping ground.

You can report dumped cars on fixmystreet.ie - attach a photo of the car as well. I've done this several times and usually the car gets removed fairly quickly.
https://m.fixmystreet.ie/

sm3ar · 16-01-2020 11:19am

nikpmup wrote: »

You can report dumped cars on fixmystreet.ie - attach a photo of the car as well. I've done this several times and usually the car gets removed fairly quickly.
https://m.fixmystreet.ie/

I've done that myself over the years but never had any success with it. The reports just stay on the site indefinitely.

daymobrew · 16-01-2020 5:09pm

sm3ar wrote: »

I've done that myself over the years but never had any success with it. The reports just stay on the site indefinitely.

My experience has been mixed but mostly the reports are ignored.
The difficult from the council's perspective is that they will only remove cars that are hazardous with smashed glass and leaking fluids.

The Gardai on the otherhand can immediately issue a parking ticket (for no motor tax) and can look up the registered owner and direct them to move the car. But they don't. Grrr.

punisher5112 · 16-01-2020 5:15pm

Amazing when the wind blows off the reg plates.,...

They move very fast.

daymobrew · 17-01-2020 9:47am

punisher5112 wrote: »

Amazing when the wind blows off the reg plates.,...

They move very fast.

True!
I always found that very surprising because the VIN can be used to track the registered owner.

horse7 · 19-01-2020 2:57pm

Taxi on fire in phoenix park near main gates castleknock road.

nikpmup · 19-01-2020 11:33pm

sm3ar wrote: »

I've done that myself over the years but never had any success with it. The reports just stay on the site indefinitely.

Really? I must've been lucky; at least twice cars I've reported have been moved within a week or two. Its been a while, mind.

jennifer136 · 20-01-2020 11:02am

Just to make people aware. I live in Ongar and lasrt night at around 3.30am seen 2 lads trying to steal a car. We shouted out and disturbed them this was in Manor Place. They ran off to a dark coloured car waiting for them and 2 more males in the car. It was dark coloured 06D hatchback . We reported to the gaurds but no sign of any in the area after. I just spoke to the car owner who also seen the attempted robbery. He also called the gaurds but they didn't call to him yet.

not yet · 20-01-2020 6:11pm

jennifer136 wrote: »

Just to make people aware. I live in Ongar and lasrt night at around 3.30am seen 2 lads trying to steal a car. We shouted out and disturbed them this was in Manor Place. They ran off to a dark coloured car waiting for them and 2 more males in the car. It was dark coloured 06D hatchback . We reported to the gaurds but no sign of any in the area after. I just spoke to the car owner who also seen the attempted robbery. He also called the gaurds but they didn't call to him yet.

Completely wasting your time ringing the gaurds, But if you said a Garda was being assaulted they'd be there in minutes. Go figure...

beauf · 20-01-2020 6:18pm

I'd be curious to know the rate of no response and response to calls, from various police stations around the country and Dublin.

People I talk to seem to have different experiences from different stations.

beauf · 20-01-2020 6:22pm

Got a flyer from Leo talking about all the Garda resources put into Blanch.
Can't remember ever getting a flyer from him before. Never mind one on a local issue.
Might to remind people hes a local politician, in case people have forgotten.

Pat Dunne · 21-01-2020 2:11am

beauf wrote: »

Got a flyer from Leo talking about all the Garda resources put into Blanch.
Can't remember ever getting a flyer from him before. Never mind one on a local issue.
Might to remind people hes a local politician, in case people have forgotten.

Evidently, one does not reside in the Castlknock LEA.

beauf · 21-01-2020 2:19am

Leo doesn't seem to think so anyway.

miamee · 21-01-2020 11:10am

Possible attempted break in in Summerfield last night, house alarm scared them off.

leggo · 21-01-2020 12:23pm

To be fair, in the height of the recession the public voted en masse for a party that said they were going to slash Garda hours to save money and continued to elect them for years. I'm not anti-FG or trying to make this political, but this is a consequence of literally what the country asked for.

Rosser · 21-01-2020 10:46pm

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Evidently, one does not reside in the Castlknock LEA.

He’s TD for Dublin West so that’s a little wide of the mark, we’re in Riverwood and have had plenty from him over the years - how’s about we leave the politics for another forum?

Pat Dunne · 22-01-2020 12:05am

Rosser wrote: »

He’s TD for Dublin West so that’s a little wide of the mark, we’re in Riverwood and have had plenty from him over the years - how’s about we leave the politics for another forum?

You’re addressing the wrong person on this one.

beauf wrote: »

Got a flyer from Leo talking about all the Garda resources put into Blanch.
Can't remember ever getting a flyer from him before. Never mind one on a local issue.
Might to remind people hes a local politician, in case people have forgotten.

beauf · 22-01-2020 12:49am

My comment wasn't about the politics but Garda resources.

There was a packed out Crime Prevention Information the other evening with hundreds of people in CCC and Garda resources was talked about a lot. Leo's flyer came up again.

punisher5112 · 22-01-2020 12:52am

Biggest excuse I hear is they haven't a free car.....

Should look at french model where personal cars can be used, sirens and lights usually are actually ok...

Better lights them we have here anyway but they do throw up the beacon on the roof when needed....

beauf · 22-01-2020 1:00am

There seems to be a big gap between resources on paper and those on the street. I'm including cars in that.

Neighbourhood Watch Merged Thread

Comments