Robbery

Hapless robber holds up bookies with betting slip note and imaginary shotgun

Kenneth Brown was jailed for four years after making off with £130. A hapless robber used a handwritten note to threaten bookie staff and then pretended his arm was a shotgun so he could make off with just over £100. Kenneth Brown, 56, demanded betting shop staff hand over cash or he would shoot them, […]

Kenneth Brown was jailed for four years after making off with £130. A hapless robber used a handwritten note to threaten bookie staff and then pretended his arm was a shotgun so he could make off with just over £100. Kenneth Brown, 56, demanded betting shop staff hand over cash or he would shoot them, […]

3 years ago

Man arrested following armed robbery in Cork

The investigation is ongoing. A man has been arrested following an armed robbery in Cork on Saturday (23 April). At approximately 7.15pm, a lone male entered a business premises on the main street in Ballincollig armed with a weapon. The male threatened staff members, and left the scene in a taxi with a number of […]

The investigation is ongoing. A man has been arrested following an armed robbery in Cork on Saturday (23 April). At approximately 7.15pm, a lone male entered a business premises on the main street in Ballincollig armed with a weapon. The male threatened staff members, and left the scene in a taxi with a number of […]

4 years ago

Man (60s) arrested following armed robbery in Carlow

No one was injured during the robbery. A man has been arrested following an armed robbery in Carlow on Saturday (9 April). The incident occurred at a business premises in Pollerton at approximately 9pm. A man entered the premises with a firearm and threatened staff members. He demanded cash from the person behind the counter […]

No one was injured during the robbery. A man has been arrested following an armed robbery in Carlow on Saturday (9 April). The incident occurred at a business premises in Pollerton at approximately 9pm. A man entered the premises with a firearm and threatened staff members. He demanded cash from the person behind the counter […]

4 years ago

Courier punched in head and has bike and phone stolen in Belfast

The incident occurred on Sunday evening (7 November). PSNI are appealing for information following an assault and robbery on a bike courier in Belfast city centre at the weekend. A report of the incident was received on Sunday evening (7 November) according to Sergeant Rooney of the police service. The event occurred at a shopping […]

The incident occurred on Sunday evening (7 November). PSNI are appealing for information following an assault and robbery on a bike courier in Belfast city centre at the weekend. A report of the incident was received on Sunday evening (7 November) according to Sergeant Rooney of the police service. The event occurred at a shopping […]

4 years ago

Investigation launched after “large sum of cash” stolen from pub once owned by Joe Biden’s ancestors

No arrests have been made. An investigation has been launched after a “large sum of cash” was stolen from a pub in Louth once owned by Joe Biden’s ancestors. A robbery took place in the pub, named after a relative of Biden’s maternal great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan, from the Cooney Peninsula in Louth, on Monday night. […]

No arrests have been made. An investigation has been launched after a “large sum of cash” was stolen from a pub in Louth once owned by Joe Biden’s ancestors. A robbery took place in the pub, named after a relative of Biden’s maternal great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan, from the Cooney Peninsula in Louth, on Monday night. […]

4 years ago

Two men arrested following seizure of a Rolex watch, €130k cash and two Audi cars in Dublin

They were arrested on suspicion of money laundering relating to the “suspected proceeds” of drug trafficking. Two men aged in their 30s have been arrested following the seizure of a Rolex watch, €130k cash and two Audi cars. As part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in organised crime, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime […]

They were arrested on suspicion of money laundering relating to the “suspected proceeds” of drug trafficking. Two men aged in their 30s have been arrested following the seizure of a Rolex watch, €130k cash and two Audi cars. As part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in organised crime, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime […]

4 years ago