Decoy boxes and old shoes - The best places to hide presents from burglars
Almost half of Irish people leave their presents under the tree in plain sight.
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Almost half of Irish people leave their presents under the tree in plain sight.
One man’s farm has been targeted six times.
One of the burglars called the police from his bathroom refuge and asked them to save him from the restaurant “owner’s fury”.
The three burglars, described as eastern European men, took a sum of money and phones.
Yes to making the best of a bad situation.
75 per cent of burglaries are committed by 25 per cent of burglars.
In a second incident, the men said they were from an electricity company and tried to distract an elderly couple while they searched their home.
Police have appealed to anyone who may have been offered similar owls for sale in suspicious circumstances.
A number of searches were carried out at Dublin and Carlow this morning.
One of the burglars posed as a water meter reader to gain access to the mother’s home.
Two intruders attacked the man, ransacked the property and then made off on foot…
The final of three parrots was found in a house in Newtownards today. One man has been arrested.
“We are thieves but we have a conscience. We are really sorry”.
A local councillor said he does not condone the violence encouraged by the notice posted in a Dublin housing estate but said there has been a lot of petty crime in the area – particularly targeting the elderly.
The community have come together to try and put an end to the attacks on the elderly.
Everybody’s talking about the funeral of the Chada brothers, the SUSI grant system and a worldwide travel alert for US citizens.
The incident happened around 9.30pm last night when four men entered the man’s home, tied him up and took a small sum of cash.
Only 3 per cent said they would call the Gardaí, while 87 per cent admitted that they would ignore the alarm altogether.
Don’t tweet or Facebook that you’ll be out of your home during the festive season, the AA has warned – because you never know who might be reading.
The man was arrested in California after burglars stole 50 CDs from his home. They thought the discs were blank – but in fact they contained graphic images.
But more of us would play it safe and hide before calling the Gardaí. Seventy-three respondents told AA Home Insurance they would shoot or kill an armed intruder in certain situations.