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Masked men with hatchet, crowbars escape after Wicklow burglary

The two occupants of the house in Bray were tied up and assaulted.

Bray Garda Station
Bray Garda Station
Image: Photocall Ireland!

THREE MEN WEARING balaclavas and carrying weapons took off with a number of items robbed from a house in Bray, county Wicklow overnight.

Gardaí say the three men entered the residence at Rocky Valley between 2.30 and 3.30am. Armed with a yellow-handled hatchet and crowbars, the men tied up a man and woman who were in the house before taking a number of items, including paintings and jewellery.

The occupants of the property were assaulted during the aggravated burglary but their injuries have been described as not serious.

The raiders were wearing balaclavas and gloves and all spoke with Dublin accents. Two are described as being between 5′ 10″ and 6′ tall. The third man is thought to be about 6’5″ tall.

Investigating officers are anxious to speak to anybody who may have seen anything unusual in the area between 2.30am and 3.30am. They are particularly interested in two cars – a silver Fiat Punto and a silver Nissan Primera (or similar vehicles) – that may have been at or near the scene.

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact the Gardaí at Bray on 01 666 5300 or the confidential line on 1 800 666 111.

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Comments (11 Comments)

  • louise 13/07/12 #

    3 armed robberies today wtf

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  • I know this is completely off topic, but nice Garda station, I’m loving the terracotta paint job.

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  • Some people are clueless. Trying for cheap laughs. The colour of the station, are you serious. Grow up. Think about the story and the trauma of the two people involved and then find the comedy in all this.

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  • Brave crow to face up to someone with a hatchet……perhaps you meant crowbars..:-)

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    • perhaps you should get a life ;)

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    • Yes, it truly is an absolutely hilarious situation to be making a joke about.

      Heaven forbid society may fail to offer it’s sympathy to you the next time your Cafe Latte order is mixed up with a Skinny Cappuccino. The horror of it all!

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    • To Damien and Ed….The headline originally said, ” crow bars escape”, which has since been corrected to “crowbars”.
      I was merely pointing out, through humour, how the original headline was ambiguous in meaning. What’s your excuse for posting…. to make yourselves popular? Why not abuse Katie Does for liking the colour of the Garda Station and hop on the populist bandwagon….. Or……you get yourselves a sense of humour…..

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    • @John, I think you’ll find that popularity is not the purpose or function of people posting on TheJournal.ie.

      A sense of humour is greatly appreciated. The problem being, John, is that, making light of a situation where two people are assaulted and subject to an experience they are not likely to ever forget, is not particularly funny. Just my thoughts, i could be wrong. Whether it be a pathetic play upon words or identifying….oh wait, apologies. I’ve actually stopped caring. You are entitled to your opinions, outbursts and otherwise wondrous words of wisdom. Kudos to you sir, kudos.

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    • So have I Ed…Sudoko to you sir, Sudoko…

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  • Wow, just goes to show how desperate those desperate people are! 3 robberies in one day… That big drug bust recently has absolutely no connection with these and the probable increase in these sort of crimes to come! It’s the circle of life, hakuna matata :)

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