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GARDAÍ have appealed to the public to take care that their possessions are not visible in parked cars following a spate of thefts in the county. There were three thefts from vehicles reported in west Clare on Sunday, August 29. Between 2.30pm and 3.10pm the driver’s window was smashed in a car parked at Georges Head Car Park and a brown Michael Kors handbag was stolen containing cash and cards. Between 4pm and 4.20pm a car parked at Carrigaholt Castle was broken into and a black River Island handbag containing cash and cards was stolen. In the third incident a car parked at the White Strand in Miltown Malbay had its rear fly window smashed and a purse was stolen. A black Nissan Almera was seen leaving the scene at Carrigaholt Castle. If anyone saw this car or if anyone has dash cam footage they are asked to contact Ennistymon Garda Station on 065-7072180.

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses after a man posing as a doctor stole money from an elderly person while “examining” them at their home. On Monday evening August 23, at 5pm, a man called to the home of an elderly gentleman in Drumquin, Tiermaclane. He identified himself as a doctor and as he examined him he took a sum of money in cash out of the homeowner’s pocket. A car, possibly a black Volkswagen Passat, was seen acting suspiciously in the area around this time. If anyone was in the area of Drumquin between 4.30pm and 5.30pm and saw this car or has dashcam footage, gardaí are asking them to contact the Ennis station on 065-6848100.

CLARE Gardaí have issued advice on identifying bogus trades people following an incident in the county last week. On Monday, August 9 at 12.30 p.m. two men on foot called to a house in St. Joseph’s Terrace in Clarecastle. They told the owner of the house that they were checking the house for leaks or dampness. The lady had been waiting for the Council to paint her house and asked the men were they from the Council. They replied that they had been sub-contracted by the Council and would require an upfront payment of €250 before they carried out any work. The lady unfortunately paid the men and they left on foot without carrying out any work. On foot of this incident, gardai are reiterating crime prevention advice in relation to bogus callers and rogue tradesmen. They advise the following security checks and measures. If you are not expecting callers, look out the window to see who is at your …

A MAN has been remanded in Limerick Prison following an alleged armed robbery in Ennis. At five past six on Tuesday evening, August 10, a lone male entered the Gala shop on Cloughleigh Road, Ennis wearing a balaclava over his face and carrying a knife. He demanded the staff member to open the cash register but he couldn’t open it. The man then took a number of packets of cigarettes and left on a bike in the direction of the Lahinch Road. This was a traumatic incident for the staff member but he wasn’t physically injured. Later in the same evening gardaí executed a search warrant at a house in Ennis and a male in his late 20s was arrested and detained at Ennis Garda Station. On August 12 he was brought before Ennis District Court and was remanded in custody to Limerick Prison.

GARDAI have warned Clare motorists about thefts of alloy wheels following two incidents on the same night in the county last week. In the early hours of the morning of Thursday, August 5 two separate cars were targeted at different locations in the theft of alloy wheels. The first occurred when the owner parked up his vehicle overnight outside his house at Cloghaun Holiday Homes, Ballinalacken, Lisdoonvarna. He woke the following morning to discover the four alloys wheels stolen. The rear window was broken to get the lock nut key in order to remove the wheels. The second occurred again on the same date on the morning of Thursday, August 5, between 1-3am at Shallee, Kilnamona. The owner of a car woke to find the four alloy wheels removed from the car outside his house.

GARDAI in Ennis are appealing for witnesses following a burglary that occurred in the county town last week. Overnight between August 3 and 4, Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, between the hours of 8pm and 7am an apartment was broken into in Parnell St Apartments. Entry was gained by a communal door which was forced. Once inside the culprits made their way to a particular apartment which was unoccupied at the time. They gained entry by force. Some small items were stolen from the scene, most notably a Black Puma sports bag containing gents clothing. If anyone was in the area of Parnell Street, Ennis, Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, on the dates in question and saw anything suspicious or may have information which may assist Gardaì in this investigation, they are asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 – 6948100.

VULNERABLE people in the county and those who have difficulty getting loans are being targeted by scam artists in an Advance Fee Fraud, gardaí in Clare have warned. The warning came after a man in Sixmilebridge fell victim to the scam when applying for a loan online. Clare Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Triona Brooks outlined, “During the week a gentleman in Sixmilebridge applied for a loan online from a site purporting to be a legitimate loan site. “He was asked to pay €150 as an insurance deposit which he did. A short time later he received a call from a person looking for a further deposit. 2He became suspicious and contacted his bank who informed him that this was a scam. “A number of websites offering unsecured loans are targeting vulnerable persons and persons who have had difficulty obtaining loans, for example because of a poor credit rating, from established financial institutions in a fraud known as Advance Fee Fraud.” …

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation in Clare, writes Ronan Judge. Tony McInerney, a father of two with a former address at Glenina, Gort Road, Ennis, and originally from Dublin, allegedly controlled supervised, instructed, guided or requested with respect to the carrying on of activities for the criminal organisation. Two other men, Conor Gilligan (29), with an address at Shallee Drive, Cloughleigh, Ennis, and Caoibhlen McMahon (24), with an address at Dun Aile, O’Callaghan’s Mills were also before the court this Wednesday on related charges. McInerney is accused of directing the activities of the criminal organisation within the State on dates between August 1, 2018 and August 24, 2018. Is is understood this is the first time a charge of this nature – which is contrary to section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, as amended, – has been brought before the courts in Clare. The charge was one …