More burglaries reported in north Tipp

Gardaí are warning people to be on the alert for opportunistic thieves following a number of burglaries in the North Tipperary area which happened while the victims were at home.

In one case, a husband and wife had been watching television at Knock, Roscrea, last Thursday. When the man went to bed he noticed the bedroom had been disturbed. The woman's jewelry box was subsequently found outside the house.

The sneak thief or thieves got away with cash and jewellery valued at over €3,000. The incident happened between 9.30pm and 10.30pm.

It transpired that the couple had left the back door unlocked and the gardaí are warning people to make sure that their property is secure even if they are at home.

In a serious incident at Ballinlough, Roscrea, on the same night, a man woke up to discover €200 in cash and a shotgun had been stolen during the night.

In another incident at Ballyphillip, Roscrea, on November 27th, the injured party had been working in their yard and when they returned to the house they noticed a bathroom window had been forced.

Jewellery valued at around €1,000 was stolen during the break-in, which happened between 4.30pm and 7.30pm.

There was an attempted theft at Cloughjordan at 7.30pm on November 27th when the householder noticed lights on outside. When they went to investigate they found a man in black clothes who ran from the scene. Gardaí believe he may have been attempting to steal the homeowner's car, as the driver's door had been smashed.

Also on November 27th, two youths were arrested after a car was taken in Borrisokane and later crashed. The owner had left the keys in the ignition. A file is being prepared for the DPP.

Gardaí in Nenagh are preparing a file for the DPP after two youths were arrested at Nenagh Leisure Centre for attempted robbery on Friday last. The injured party had been swimming and when they returned to the changing area at around 1.30pm they discovered that their locker had been broken into and the culprits were still on the scene.

A woman who left her handbag behind in in a trolley at Aldi in Roscrea last Sunday returned to find it missing. The woman had placed her shopping in her car at around 5pm but forgot to remove her handbag after she left the trolley back. When she returned 30 minutes later, the bag was gone.

The Divisional Drugs Unit made a number of arrests over the past week. A youth was searched at 2.30pm in the car park of a store at Parkmore, Roscrea, on November 30th, and a small quantity of cannabis was discovered on his person.

On the same day, the unit found cannabis on an individual at Clare Street, Nenagh, and in a separate search at Dromin Road in the town, a person was found in possession of a small quantity of cocaine.

The driver of a car that was involved in a two-car collision at Church Road, Newport, at 2.40am last Sunday was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. The culprit reportedly tried to head-butt the arresting gardaí and kicked one garda, causing injury. When the 22-year-old suspect was being searched at Nenagh Garda station, the gardaí found them in possession of a three-inch flick knife.

A driver was arrested at Rathfalla on suspicion of drink driving last Friday after they failed a roadside test. The incident happened at 12.10pm when the driver was attempting to do a U-turn on the M7 slip road and collided with another vehicle. Both drivers were taken to hospital in Limerick. It subsequently transpired that that the driver who failed the roadside test was driving while disqualified and had no insurance.