Laptop stolen from car on busy street in Offaly

A laptop was stolen from a car on busy street in Offaly last week. 

On Friday, January 26 a person rang the Garda Station in Birr and informed gardai that a male thief had entered a parked vehicle on Emmet Street, Birr and had stolen a laptop.

Gardai subsequently recovered the computer which had been discarded only a short distance away, further down the street.

A Garda spokesperson appealed to people to not leave their parked vehicles unlocked and not to leave valuables in view.

Gardaí have gathered CCTV footage from Friday's crime and are following a definite line of inquiry.

No damage was caused to the laptop or the car.