Robberies in Waterford

deisemum

Gardai in Waterford City are searching for a man who threatened staff in a shop with a large kitchen knife in a robbery yesterday afternoon.Between 4 and 4.30pm the man entered the Freshways Store in Cleaboy and demanded money.He left with a small amount of cash. He was followed by the manager and another member of staffwho managed to trip him up in De Vinci Avenue. The culprit then threatened the staff member by holding a knife to his face. Some of the cash was recovered and the staff did not follow him any further. No injuries were reported. The man was was wearing a Grey hoodie and grey tracksuit bottoms. His face was covered.

Between 12.40 and 12.55 am early this morning a man entered a house at St. Catherines Grange and pepper sprayed one of the occupants. Nothing was taken.

Between 7.45am and 6.30pm yesterday a house was broken into in St Johns Park, Waterford Entry was gained through a back bedroom window and a small amount of cash was taken.

Between 9am on Tuesday last and 1pm yesterday a house at Briot Avenue was broken into and ransacked.It's not known what is missing as some of the students are still away on Easter Holidays

If anyone has information they are asked to contact Waterford Garda Station on 051-305300.

allthedoyles

Not worth following a robber .......It can go horribly wrong .

Its frightening to hear of all this happening within a few days .

We all think/believe it won't happen to us ...But you just cannot be careful enough.

michellie

allthedoyles wrote: »

Not worth following a robber .......It can go horribly wrong .

Its frightening to hear of all this happening within a few days .

We all think/believe it won't happen to us ...But you just cannot be careful enough.

God no if it ever happened me I would hand it over and just get away from there. Our team leader was held up before Xmas at the bank he had just dropped money to the nightsafe, the robber got €10 off him !

danjo-xx

allthedoyles wrote: »

Not worth following a robber .......It can go horribly wrong .

That is very true indeed but unfortunately the less a robber is tackled the more they and newbies will believe they can get away with it.

More garda stations to close next year.. :eek:

mike65

Not in Waterford, there only being one.

kryogen

Attempted break in next to my Mams house last week at 9.30 in the morning, two little ****s with hoodies trying to pry the neighbours window with screwdrivers.

They were seen by another neighbour who let a roar out of him and the scattered.

My friends house was completely ransacked two weeks ago too, absolutely everything taken down to the buggy.

Faq

mike65 wrote: »

Not in Waterford, there only being one.

we have more then 1 btw

kryogen

Faq wrote: »

we have more then 1 btw

Where is the other one? I only know of the one in Ballybricken.

Faq

Ferrybank, Tramore, Ardmore, kill, Kilmacthomas, Leamybrien and a few more

kryogen

Faq wrote: »

Ferrybank, Tramore, Ardmore, kill, Kilmacthomas, Leamybrien and a few more

Ah your talking about the county. This is the city though.

Dan133269

I think (and hope) it will get to the stage where people are prepared and willing to defend themselves, and there will be a high-profile case where a burglar is killed, and that will hopefully turn the tables on these *****.

allthedoyles

Below are some examples of when it goes horribly wrong :

The killing of a post office worker in an armed robbery in Kilkenny has been condemned as cowardly and senseless.

The victim, named locally as Alan Cunniffe, was shot in the stomach as he tackled a lone gunman who robbed his family business in the city centre. The raid took place in the busy John's Green post office on Wolfe Tone Street shortly after 12.10pm yesterday.

O'Callaghan entered the TSB bank in New Ross armed with a sawn-off shot gun. There he confronted Mrs Walsh and discharged his gun.
She was taken to Waterford Regional Hospital where she was put on a life support machine. Three days after the shooting, a consultant pronounced her brain-stem dead. She suffered irreversible damage to vital functions of the brain.
The judge said the defence did not dispute that death was caused by gun shot wounds.

Finnbar01

allthedoyles wrote: »

Below are some examples of when it goes horribly wrong :

As opposed to pleasantly well?

All crimes of this nature are wrong from the outset. Nobody should be anywhere near your home or business with a loaded gun. (With obvious acceptions of course.)

I'm not trying to be smart with you either.

watermark

danjo-xx wrote: »

That is very true indeed but unfortunately the less a robber is tackled the more they and newbies will believe they can get away with it.

More garda stations to close next year.. :eek:

i used to work in the supermarket that was robbed and for months a gang of young lad, my age at the time (16-17) would come in lookin to buy beer etc. I would ask for I.D. and refuse. one day about 10 more of them than usual came in, took up 6-8 cans each and walked towards the counter, then legged it out the door. Garda came and we told them we knew their faces but not their names (genuinely didnt). The next day the same lads were in the shop buyin sweets and other stuff. Shud have locked them in the big container we had out the back and left em there or something more physically damaging :rolleyes:

daenerysstormborn3

Dan133269 wrote: »

I think (and hope) it will get to the stage where people are prepared and willing to defend themselves, and there will be a high-profile case where a burglar is killed, and that will hopefully turn the tables on these *****.

I think that the law was changed in the last few months or so whereby homeowners are legally entitled to defend themselves in their own homes without fear of being sued by the burglars for injury (as has happened in the past). I remember reading it online somewhere, may have been in one of the online newspapers, just can't think where.

old gregg

many years ago my wife and I lived in a little do-er-upper off Ballybricken. One night, a scumbag climbed over the back wall, broke in and robbed a bunch of things. I was working at the time so didn't find out till around 11pm. Gardai were contacted. They called to the house and noticed that we'd whitewashed the back wall earlier the same day. They just drove around for an hour until they saw a guy with a white paint stripe down his back. Caught. We got most of the stuff back but not all.

Backstreet Moyes

Do people answer their doors late at night anymore. I was sitting watching tv at about 11 Wednesday night and the door bell rang and i answered. A dodgy looking man was standing their and asked me did a certain name live here so i said no wrong house. He just continued stare at me and i told him again wrong house and then he moved to the side and looked into the house and i just shut the door. I looked out and he got into a car with a women and drove off a minute later. He looked dodgy maybe he was trying to buy drugs and had the wrong house or something but i was freaked out. The way things are going i think its probably better off not answering the door that late. I have heard about people calling sussing out a house before trying to rob it. Has anybody else experienced anything like this it really is scary the way the town has gone recently.

kryogen

Who was he looking for ^^^^^^

Moonmad

Nuts102 wrote: »

Do people answer their doors late at night anymore. I was sitting watching tv at about 11 Wednesday night and the door bell rang and i answered. A dodgy looking man was standing their and asked me did a certain name live here so i said no wrong house. He just continued stare at me and i told him again wrong house and then he moved to the side and looked into the house and i just shut the door. I looked out and he got into a car with a women and drove off a minute later. He looked dodgy maybe he was trying to buy drugs and had the wrong house or something but i was freaked out. The way things are going i think its probably better off not answering the door that late. I have heard about people calling sussing out a house before trying to rob it. Has anybody else experienced anything like this it really is scary the way the town has gone recently.

Same thing happened to me about a month ago.
I had to push the door closed as he was trying to walk in and said he was looking for some guy.
Didn't sleep right for days

Backstreet Moyes

kryogen wrote: »

Who was he looking for ^^^^^^

Ah just clicked with me afterwards the first name is somebody who lives near to me that would be known for being involved in drugs. So presume he got the house mixed up.

eeloe

Nuts102 wrote: »

Ah just clicked with me afterwards the first name is somebody who lives near to me that would be known for being involved in drugs. So presume he got the house mixed up.

Probably not great that the "customers" are getting your houses mixed up, i just hope for your sake that the Guards don't make the same mistake when the time comes to get a search going on a house

Backstreet Moyes

eeloe wrote: »

Probably not great that the "customers" are getting your houses mixed up, i just hope for your sake that the Guards don't make the same mistake when the time comes to get a search going on a house

They can search my house all they want. Ah surely he found out the right house eventually. Maybe it wasnt drugs they way he moved over looking into the house but he never came back. The dog howling in the kictchen might have helped.

eeloe

I wasn't suggesting they would find anything in your house, I just know i'd be majorly pissed if my house was being confused with someone elses...

I'm sure it probably was just an isolated incident, and the dog probably didn't impress him.

I find the whiter the dogs teeth, the more afraid the undesirables are of said dog.

Backstreet Moyes

eeloe wrote: »

I wasn't suggesting they would find anything in your house, I just know i'd be majorly pissed if my house was being confused with someone elses...

I'm sure it probably was just an isolated incident, and the dog probably didn't impress him.

I find the whiter the dogs teeth, the more afraid the undesirables are of said dog.

Ha ya the dog is only small but howls like a werewolf so he is handy to have around to scare people off. Hopefully its an isolated incident just dont know with the way this town is gone. Might get a peep hole. Wont be answerin the door late at night again when wouldnt be expecting a caller.

Tragamin2k2

Nuts102 wrote: »

Do people answer their doors late at night anymore. I was sitting watching tv at about 11 Wednesday night and the door bell rang and i answered. A dodgy looking man was standing their and asked me did a certain name live here so i said no wrong house. He just continued stare at me and i told him again wrong house and then he moved to the side and looked into the house and i just shut the door. I looked out and he got into a car with a women and drove off a minute later. He looked dodgy maybe he was trying to buy drugs and had the wrong house or something but i was freaked out. The way things are going i think its probably better off not answering the door that late. I have heard about people calling sussing out a house before trying to rob it. Has anybody else experienced anything like this it really is scary the way the town has gone recently.

happened to me in 2008 but it was bout 2 in the mornin. yer man was outa his head mumblin lookin for a name i couldnt even hear. i told em a few times he had d wrong place n he mumbles gissa fag n i closed the door on em. he busted in the window on the door n scattered then. rang the shades straight away

Dan133269

eeloe wrote: »

I find the whiter the dogs teeth, the more afraid the undesirables are of said dog.

Are you a salesperson for Pedigree Chum dentastix?

I'll say it again, I look forward to the day when one of these scumbags gets what coming to him when he breaks into someone's house. I don't wish it to happen but it's inevitable. Putting one of these vermin to death will help things.

I'm not living in Ireland at the moment, been in Brussels the last while, had 2 Arabs break into my old house when I was living there, bastards came into my bedroom and all. I chased them out the front door in my underwear, although to be honest I wasn't sure if it was a burglary or not while it was happening. Thankfully, no one was injured and nothing was taken.

allthedoyles

Heres a thread in Carlow , with similarities .

Its best be very vigilant . .....Stranger knocked on our door last night around 8pm .
We just did not answer :

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056594843

Professey Chin

Some people really are just scummy dicks

Robbery forces cancellation of Waterford theatre production
Gardai in Waterford are investigating the theft of a laptop which led to the cancellation of last night's production of the musical Michael Collins. Between 12 p.m and 12.30 yesterday afternoon someone entered the recording booth of the Theatre Royal on the Mall.They took a Mac Pro silver laptop which contained all programming for lights and sound for last night's show. Gardai suspect that a man and a woman were involved, with the woman acting as a lookout. The show's director Bryan Flynn said they had no option but to cancel last night's performance.He says those due to attend ast night were very understanding.The show resumes tonight.

http://www.wlrfm.com/news-and-sport/waterford-news/148487.html

old gregg

^ for sure. At the same time, the theatre and those responsible for the laptop were pretty sloppy on security if they left their recording booth unattended/unlocked. Any of us who work with laptops in public places know never to leave one unattended. Still, the scumbags who stole it deserve no luck.

wellboytoo

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Some people really are just scummy dicks

http://www.wlrfm.com/news-and-sport/waterford-news/148487.html

I suppose they stole the show........I'll get me coat

Professey Chin

wellboytoo wrote: »

I suppose they stole the show........I'll get me coat

:pac:

allthedoyles

Signs like this should be nationwide :

danjo-xx

allthedoyles wrote: »

Signs like this should be nationwide :

nah not worth a curse............... but signs like this..........

ex_infantry man

allthedoyles wrote: »

Signs like this should be nationwide :

haha only saw this sign today coming back from paintballing

Luckycharms_74

It seems like there was a spate of robberies this past week in and around Waterford. My friends house was broken into yesterday (between 9am -1.00pm). He lives in Avondale.

They stole the usual items ( Laptop, small TV, Jewellery). The guards came out 1h30m later and forensics said no fingerprints because of gloves. He did say they had small hands and footprints.

The guards also said they got a 10yr old in a house in Abbey Park last week. He had a list of over 150 addresses with details (movements, car type, alarm on the house, etc)

It's crazy the amount of robberies happening of late. It shows we all have to be more vigilant when it comes to house security.

thomasm

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/crackdown-on-crime-pays-off-as-number-of-assaults-down-87pc-3154079.html

According to this since a crackdown on travelling gangs started back in March burglaries are down 25%. Does not feel like its feeding through to Waterford as keep hearing about them

spankmemunkey

Should we not like make this a sticky thread and use it as a tracker for activity of like break ins and Anti Social behaviour so people know what direction or area a crime wave is moving in?

achiman

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pikey-T-Shirt-Officially-Sold-SMUDGED/dp/B003ET33JE/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341401669&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Luckycharms_74

It seems the burglars are getting more sophisticated with the use of GSM Jammers.

http://www.alarmcontrol24.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/click-here.pdf

THIS is the device – no bigger than a packet of cigarettes – that’s helping to fuel an epidemic of burglaries. Thieves are buying the hi-tech jamming devices – capable of disabling house alarms – for just €20 on the internet.

Security experts warned today that the ‘jammers’ make it extremely easy to carry out house break-ins. Gardai and communities are on high alert after it emerged the jammers, disguised as cigarette boxes, are now readily accessible. Officers are grappling to deal with the advanced technology that sources
say is becoming more and more popular among thieves.

The jammer has the power to intercept alarm signals – making them completely useless. One jamming device seized by gardai had the power to block monitored alarm systems throughout an entire estate. The Herald can reveal that the technology is available across the internet for as little as €20.
One website is selling devices which it says can block “all GPS” from a “30-feet radius”. One of the site's “best-selling” jamming device is disguised in a Marlboro red cigarette pack. It is on sale for around €45.

Security experts have warned that the situation is about to worsen, with enterprising burglars buying the technology for as little as €50 from internet
vendors. Derek Mooney, managing director of Alarm Control 24, said today that any GSM alarm system could be rendered useless by jammers.
He told the Herald: “GSM-based systems can be made completely useless by thieves that have equipped themselves with this technology. That
means that 90pc of alarms in Ireland can be targeted in this way. These devices can be purchased online from as little as €20 and we believe the purchase
of them is on the rise.” Mr Mooney, whose company has developed a long-range radio-based alarm monitoring system to counter these jamming devices, said that as a result of current legislation, many State buildings are vulnerable to the GSM jammers.

He told the Herald: “Legislation prescribes the use of fundamentally flawed GSM systems and must be changed to ensure that State buildings are adequately protected.” It was revealed on Monday that gardai have significantly increased their efforts in a bid to deal with a burglary “epidemic” that has hit the city
in recent months. In the capital, detectives have identified 60 men who are responsible for the bulk of break-ins. In the past 10 days, 30 of them have
been arrested and many are already before the courts, in Operation Acer. Nationwide, around 300 burglars are being targeted by gardai with Operation
Fiacla.

Luckycharms_74

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Should we not like make this a sticky thread and use it as a tracker for activity of like break ins and Anti Social behaviour so people know what direction or area a crime wave is moving in?

Yeah it would be a good idea alright. Lets see what the mods & others say

Potential-Monke

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

It seems the burglars are getting more sophisticated with the use of GSM Jammers.

http://www.alarmcontrol24.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/click-here.pdf

And now thanks to people putting it all over the internet for everyone to see means more criminals will be aware. Need to look into changing the alarm system!

Luckycharms_74

Potential-Monke wrote: »

And now thanks to people putting it all over the internet for everyone to see means more criminals will be aware.

I think its more important to highlight the facts to US the general public. I'm sure the criminals dont need to see a post on the internet to make them aware of whats out there. They know all about these things, don't be fooled to think they don't.

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Need to look into changing the alarm system!

I made enquiries myself about this. There is a thread here about the GSM problem.
I spoke to the guy from that company featured in the article I linked. He said they can replace the GSM box in my phone watch system for around €350 and existing sensors, door sensors will work fine with new system.

I just think the more people are aware of the potential problems out there the better we all will be. Its the same as if someone sees something strange in their neighbourhood, call the guards. Don't say ohh I was going to call them after the event has happened. It could be your house next and I'm sure you would want your neighbour to look out for you.
Thats my 2 cents.

I think the sticky would be a good idea. We could report areas where breakins have hapened, possible car sightings, etc. It is going to come to a point where the public will take matters into their own hands sooner rather than later.

Luckycharms_74

If we put up a sticky I'm sure ppl will post their info on it.
Sticky Please !!! :cool:

thomasm

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

The guards also said they got a 10yr old in a house in Abbey Park last week. He had a list of over 150 addresses with details (movements, car type, alarm on the house, etc)

150 Addresses WTF, Are the guards notifing the people whose houses were on the list I wonder

cococoady

One of the lads i work with was telling me a chap knocked on his door on Hennessy's rd on Wednesday. The missus answered the door and he said he was doing work on the house next door, that could he put his ladder in their garden while he done the work. He then spotted a patch of plaster missing from beside the door and said he would fix if for €10. She told him no it was ok and then he said he would do it for free.
He went off but a while later the neighbours, an elderly couple (husband isn't well at all), was talking to his wife and asked her was she getting some work done to the house. She replied no but the elderly lady said that a chap called to her earlier on and asked could he put his ladder in her garden as he was working next door and she said he could, not knowing any different. They soon copped on it was a scam.
Your man called back about an hour afterwards in a van and then another van pulled up aswell. He was quickly told where to go and jumped back in the van and went off.
I could only imagine bad things happening to the elderly couple if your man had of got his way. They would of stood no chance against them.
Seems to me they were casing out the houses, probably trying to jam open an upsatirs window and call back later on. Or even gain entry thru open window there and then.
Horrible dirty b#astards if you ask me :mad:

miller50841

cococoady wrote: »

One of the lads i work with was telling me a chap knocked on his door on Hennessy's rd on Wednesday. The missus answered the door and he said he was doing work on the house next door, that could he put his ladder in their garden while he done the work. He then spotted a patch of plaster missing from beside the door and said he would fix if for €10. She told him no it was ok and then he said he would do it for free.
He went off but a while later the neighbours, an elderly couple (husband isn't well at all), was talking to his wife and asked her was she getting some work done to the house. She replied no but the elderly lady said that a chap called to her earlier on and asked could he put his ladder in her garden as he was working next door and she said he could, not knowing any different. They soon copped on it was a scam.
Your man called back about an hour afterwards in a van and then another van pulled up aswell. He was quickly told where to go and jumped back in the van and went off.
I could only imagine bad things happening to the elderly couple if your man had of got his way. They would of stood no chance against them.
Seems to me they were casing out the houses, probably trying to jam open an upsatirs window and call back later on. Or even gain entry thru open window there and then.
Horrible dirty b#astards if you ask me :mad:

Get reg of any suspicious vehicle and if can video it take time date and report it even though nothing will probably be done about it. CCTV on your house is the way to go these days

ex_infantry man

having a couple of rottweilers in your house is the way to go!!!

S28382

ex_infantry man wrote: »

having a couple of rottweilers in your house is the way to go!!!

Iv a rottweiler and german shepard in my back yard, id love to see one of them thieving bastards get in, the dogs would have dinner sorted for a week.

Luckycharms_74

I did read somewhere one guy had German Shepard and the fcukers used a taser on the dog

cococoady

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

I did read somewhere one guy had German Shepard and the fcukers used a taser on the dog

They also poison the dogs a couple of days before they want to rob the place. Throwing a piece of riddled meat over a gate to put the dogs outta action.

deisemum

Nasty bastards.

I've posted before about a work colleague who's friend popped out to collect his takeaway and when he got back his doberman pincher was gasping on the floor. The vet retrieved 4 fingers from the dog's throat. This was when I lived in London.