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Neighbourhood Watch Merged Thread

January

Has anti social behaviour in Dublin 15 affected you?

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Seve OB wrote:

Seen on Facebook. Scrotes Trying cars in Riverwood about an hour ago

Were they on foot, car or bike do you know?

Seve OB

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Neighbours house in Riverwood Drive broken into - broad day light. Took a hammer to the back door and alarm box. Small amount of cash stolen.

Seen on Facebook. Scrotes Trying cars in Riverwood about an hour ago

Larbre34

BohsCeltic wrote: »

There's been loads of scramblers here in corduff. Flying around on footpaths and pulling wheelies on the main road. Some of them are so young. Only a matter of time before they hurt someone or themselves.

The noise is so frustrating. I have close my windows.

What has the Garda response been?

beauf

Nijmegen wrote: »

Many drones have quite HD cameras with good zoom.

That being said a drone could be any one of a number of things - a hobbyist getting a view of their area, or someone selling their home getting aerial shots (had this done myself recently) or even a professional reason, like a survey being done. I think the etiquette around flying drones over someone else’s property (or where the cameras can see into the property) is not well established at all.

Kinda hard to hard to fly over someones house by accident.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-30895371.html
https://uavcoach.com/drone-laws-in-ireland/

daymobrew

Nijmegen wrote: »

That being said a drone could be any one of a number of things - a hobbyist getting a view of their area, or someone selling their home getting aerial shots (had this done myself recently) or even a professional reason, like a survey being done.

Don't let logic and innocent reasons get in the way of paranoia. :P

BohsCeltic

There's been loads of scramblers here in corduff. Flying around on footpaths and pulling wheelies on the main road. Some of them are so young. Only a matter of time before they hurt someone or themselves.

The noise is so frustrating. I have close my windows.

Jammyd

Have had to call the guards twice within the space of a week to report drivers racing up and down station road at Hansfield station at night, screeching their breaks and flying up and down the road, no sign of the guards patrolling lately at all. They could finance a couple of new recruits in Blanch if they started policing the Ongar rd alone with all the speeding and undertaking that happens every day, never seen driving like it in my life.

Daeltaja

3 reports of scummers snooping around Castlefield Hall since Sunday alone. Last Saturday at 3am 2 lads were sneaking around back gardens until spooked away by the milkman. There was also an attempted car theft and another lad was seen sprinting out of the estate at 2am.

Wtf is going on. Seems the garda patrols have eased up recently.

BohsCeltic

ongarboy wrote: »

https://www.joe.ie/news/gardai-scene-shooting-west-dublin-660939

Unfortunately a shooting on Blakestown Road. Hope victim survives, regardless of motive.

That was over a year ago.

ongarboy

https://www.joe.ie/news/gardai-scene-shooting-west-dublin-660939

Unfortunately a shooting on Blakestown Road. Hope victim survives, regardless of motive.

Nijmegen

daymobrew wrote: »

I would expect that the drone would have to be low enough to get a good enough picture to be able to see something of interest.

Does anyone have a drone to confirm or refute this idea?

Many drones have quite HD cameras with good zoom.

That being said a drone could be any one of a number of things - a hobbyist getting a view of their area, or someone selling their home getting aerial shots (had this done myself recently) or even a professional reason, like a survey being done. I think the etiquette around flying drones over someone else’s property (or where the cameras can see into the property) is not well established at all.

daymobrew

punisher5112 wrote: »

Drone flew by our back garden last week not in d15 but they're a great tool for a thief to check out houses.

I would expect that the drone would have to be low enough to get a good enough picture to be able to see something of interest.

Does anyone have a drone to confirm or refute this idea?

punisher5112

Drone flew by our back garden last week not in d15 but they're a great tool for a thief to check out houses.

Nijmegen

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i dont get it. what is the benefit of stealing a dog?

As the other posters note, either to breed, sell or kill.

During Covid the amount of people looking for a dog has increased and so has the price, both here and abroad. Puppy farming isn't an industry known for being overrun with paternalistic and sometimes law abiding individuals to begin with.

There's also examples of dogs being sold as pups who turn out to be much older. People who buy these dogs are willfully participating in something they would come to dread themselves once they have and fall in love with their pet.

From the Irish Times:

Demand has far outstripped supply, leading to puppy inflation. A pedigree Labrador pup that cost €500 before the lockdown is selling for €2,000 now. Similarly designer crossbreeds such as the cockapoo or the labradoodle, which sold for €350 before the lockdown are now making €2,000-€2,700, and even mongrel pups, which had no value before the lockdown, are selling for €250, Dogs Trust Ireland said.

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Recent research carried out by the charity revealed that 20 per cent of people who purchased a dog during lockdown in Ireland collected their dog on the same day they first inquired about the animal, highlighting a “click and collect” culture around the sale of dogs.

The trend was also noticed in the UK by The Economist some months ago.

I would be floored if someone robbed my dog.

raheny red

Bait for dog fighting too.

BohsCeltic

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i dont get it. what is the benefit of stealing a dog?

Expensive dogs

wildlifeboy

i dont get it. what is the benefit of stealing a dog?

Nijmegen

Pet robberies seem to be really on the up lately. Gardai specifically calling it out as well as highlighting what seems an increased number of specific cases. Very worrying.

miamee

I saw a report on a Blanchardstown Facebook page that there are suspected to be people using drones to see what you have out in your back garden so if you have anything valuable that could be taken, lock it away overnight. Specific mentions that they might be checking out people's dogs.

miamee

It seems like the question about vans with parcels has been answered so let's move on please.

horse7 I don't know why you singled out one country for your comments but leave it out next time.

Pat Dunne

raheny red wrote: »

Give over. Fair questions from horse7 for a neighbourhood watch thread. Could have been something sinister!

Parcel collections are a regular occurrence in Coolmine Industrial Estate for many year. I’ve collected quite a number myself from Parcel Motel, at that very same Filling Station

horse7 wrote: »

Is it from Romania or somewhere else, there were people with suitcases queuing up too?

What I don’t get is the throwaway Romanian comment. Why single out a particular nationality, what has it got this do with a group of people collecting parcels?

beauf

plasticheart wrote: »

Christmas last year and the year before I collected parcels from a van that was a Parcel Motel. I presume it was because they were so busy.

Its probably that. Since lockdown is like xmas for amazon etc.

beauf

LorelaiG wrote: »

Doubtful at a petrol station covered in CCTV cameras.

That station gets robbed fairly often. Once while I was filling up!

raheny red

LorelaiG wrote: »

Doubtful at a petrol station covered in CCTV cameras.

Houses covered in CCTV get broken in to.

LorelaiG

raheny red wrote: »

Give over. Fair questions from horse7 for a neighbourhood watch thread. Could have been something sinister!

Doubtful at a petrol station covered in CCTV cameras.

raheny red

Pat Dunne wrote: »

If you’re that curious/nosey/paranoid, why don’t you call down next week and do a vlog.

Give over. Fair questions from horse7 for a neighbourhood watch thread. Could have been something sinister!

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Christmas last year and the year before I collected parcels from a van that was a Parcel Motel. I presume it was because they were so busy.

beauf

Caranica wrote: »

There's a parcel motel at that location.

I've never seen this at a parcel motel. I assume its something else.

What is a parcel drop? Never heard of anything as described by horse7.

Caranica

horse7 wrote: »

Strange, never came across a courier drop before, I thought the courier brought stuff to your door, Is it from Romania or somewhere else, there were people with suitcases queuing up too?

There's a parcel motel at that location.

Pat Dunne

horse7 wrote: »

Strange, never came across a courier drop before, I thought the courier brought stuff to your door, Is it from Romania or somewhere else, there were people with suitcases queuing up too?

If you’re that curious/nosey/paranoid, why don’t you call down next week and do a vlog.