20/01/2020

One Charged Over Spate Of Burglaries

A man in his 20s has been charged following a spate of burglaries in Limerick and Tipperary.

A pair were arrested and two vehicles seized following eight break-ins in the early hours of Wednesday 15 January.

Gardaí from Henry Street Garda Station established an operation after the incident and searched three houses in Co Galway on Saturday morning, 18 January, where the pair were arrested.

One suspect was later charged to appear before Limerick District Court today, Monday 20 January.

The second man was released without charge. A file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.



(JG/CM)

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