Garda warning over fraud callers

Gardaí in Nenagh are warning the public to be wary of criminals calling to houses and purporting to be representatives of service companies.

A number of incidents were reported in Nenagh and Limerick on Wednesday of last week in which individuals called to houses under false pretences. They managed to ascertain bank card details from householders and subsequently withdrew an amount of cash from a local bank.

Gardaí are advising people to always check the identity of people calling to homes in such circumstances and to report any suspicious activity immediately.

Also in the last week, gardaí are investigating a break-in at Nenagh Golf Club overnight between last Thursday and Friday. The clubhouse was ransacked and an extensive amount of damage was caused. A sum of cash was stolen. Gardaí are continuing to investigate the matter.

A further investigaton is underway into the alleged assault of a woman in Nenagh. The incident reportedly happened on Silver St last Friday, after which the woman was hospitalised.

Last Monday week a quad bike was stolen at Boston, Cloughjordan.

There have been a number of arrests under the Public Order Act in recent days, including one involving a male at Drom na Coille, Nenagh, last Saturday night, and one of a male on Main St, Roscrea, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Two males were arrested on suspicion of drink driving in the early hours of Sunday morning last, one at Lehinch, Lorrha and the other at Derryleigh, Newport.