Five cars damaged in crime spree in county Tipperary's largest town
Gardaí appeal for public's help in finding the culprits responsible for these criminal damage incidents
Gardaí have appealed for the public’s help in tracing the criminals who damaged five cars parked at a number of locations in Clonmel last week.
Car doors and windows were damaged in the vehicles in failed attempts to gain access to them.
The ignition of one of the cars was also damaged in an apparent attempt to steal the vehicle.
A Clonmel Garda Station spokesperson said the window of a car parked at Powerstown Park, Clonmel was smashed and the ignition of the vehicle was tampered with on Thursday night/Friday morning, December 7 and 8.
The driver’s door of a car parked at Longfield Drive on Clonmel’s Cashel Road was bent in an attempt to force it open on Saturday, December 9. The damage was caused between 10.30pm and 11pm that day.
The driver’s door of another car parked at the Crann Ard estate at Fethard Road in Clonmel was also damaged in the early hours of the same day. The incident is believed to have happened between 4am and 4.30am.
Gardaí received a report on Sunday, December 10 that the window of a car was damaged at Willow Heights, Fethard Road, Clonmel.
Meanwhile, a door of a car parked at New Quay in Clonmel town centre was damaged last Friday night/Saturday morning.
In the wake of this spree of attempted car break-ins, a Clonmel Garda Station spokesperson has advised the owners of older cars in Clonmel to invest in a steering wheel lock for their vehicles.
She appealed to anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in any of the areas where cars were damaged or who have CCTV footage of those areas to contact Clonmel Garda Station at (052) 6177641.