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GARDAÍ HAVE URGED people to take precautions this Christmas period so they don’t have their homes burgled.
Winter is the most common time for burglaries with many criminals taking advantage of the shorter days so they can target homes under the cover of night.
Gardaí will continue to implement Operation Thor – a garda initiative which targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders. Significant resources have been invested nationwide to challenge criminal gangs who target homes across the country.
Operation Thor has resulted in a substantial reduction in domestic burglaries across Ireland since it first launched in November 2015. Over the winter months, targeted activity across Garda divisions includes checkpoints, increased patrolling in certain hot-spots, and the provision of crime prevention advice. Gardaí also work with its partners on initiatives such as Text Alert, and attempting to deny criminals the use of the road network.
To protect yourself this Christmas period, gardaí have advised the following:
Gardaí said that they will target organised crime gangs and prolific offenders with “enhanced covert surveillance; disrupting the stolen goods market; high visibility checkpoints and roads policing supported by ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) technology to limit the use of the road network by offenders”.
Officers added that crime trend analysis will be used to identify burglary hot-spots and extra high-visibility patrols will then be put into those areas, targeted crime prevention advice will be given to local communities, bail conditions of prolific offenders will be closely monitored, and programmes will be put in place to help reduce re-offending by prolific offenders.
Data from the Garda Analysis Service shows that 75% of burglaries are carried out by 25% of offenders.
Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll, Special Crime Operations highlighted that “considerable success has been achieved in tackling residential burglaries, in the course of Operation Thor.
“However, every burglary results in at least one additional victim. For this reason, the Garda Síochána is determined, through launching the Winter Phase of Operation Thor, to further reduce the number of burglaries that occur throughout the country.
“Having your home burgled is a distressing and traumatic experience. An Garda Síochána is hoping that by raising awareness of some simple crime prevention measures, such as locking up and lighting up, less Irish families will have to endure the pain of being burgled this winter.
“If going out, Irish homeowners should endeavour to make sure their home looks occupied – to Lock Up and Light Up. Use timer switches to turn on lights, lock all doors and windows, store keys away from windows and letterboxes, and use your alarm.
“Taking these simple steps will lessen a home’s vulnerability, deter burglars and protect homes.”
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It may be a better idea to get tougher on the sentences! Poor Deano with 50 previous convictions gets a few months sentence suspended, locked up with a playstation. All because he had a tough little upbringing.
Don’t share ur travel plans on social media!
Here’s some top tips for the gardai. Sort out the law and order deficit in this country & pass that on to the judiciary.
@Mjhint: it’s not the Guards job and they don’t have the power to do that! Politicians are the guilty party on that one!
Get 10year old kid mind it, tell him place plenty of traps, sorted.
@herp: “This is it! Don’t get scared now!”
Smart lights and cameras, cant beat em.
@Jim O Brien – TechBuzz Ireland: Add a German Shepherd and no worries ..
@Logan Shepherd: that too
@Jim O Brien – TechBuzz Ireland: had lights, had cameras, had 3 dogs, had monitored alarm, still got burgled and they gave the cameras a nice wave as they threw the dogs over the wall.
@Christopher Duffin: I have to ask what breed your dogs were?
@Logan Shepherd: breeding useless.
Maybe round up the usuals and intern them ? Oh wait … human rights brigade will be outraged !
@Dam IenCahill: not to mention Martin Collins looking for an apology
Shotgun , Rottweiler , Cameras , Alarm , knew windows and doors . If I had my way I would use landlmines , PIR machine guns.
@JDB: your post takes me back to Metal Gear Solid days lol
@JDB: you’ll scare the shite out of the neighbours cat
Great to read of Garda doing real police work instead of just hounding motorists. Thanks for the protect and service lads and lassies.
@WoodlandBard: Enforcing traffic laws saves lives which sounds like real police work to me. If motorists just slowed down, didn’t drink and drive, etc, it would free up the police to focus on other criminals.
Good old leave light on and the trustee radio on in the kitchen, Heh heh, works every time..
@Lads you cant do that: u can say that again
Watch out for people with leather gloves
Don’t keep large amounts of cash at home. Some chance.
Be a clot and advertise it on FB…
Good old light on and trustee radio on in the kitchen.. heh heh, works every time
I’m leaving Henry to mind the gaff. He will be greatly disappointed if a christmas eve snack does not make an appearance this year. Last year he was treated to a young gouger who came over the back wall. The arse was ripped off his tracksuit and there was a lot of blood before he was able to slip into the night. I have cut back on the pedigree chum too as I was him a little edgy. He normally consumes 4 cans of chum daily.
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Good old leave the light on and the trustee radio on in the kitchen..heh heh, works every time
If there’s been a speight of burglaries in your area, leave an Amazon delivery box on the front step full of dirty nappies or rancid cat litter. Revenge is sweet but also can be smelly.
If theirs been a speight of burglaries in your area, leave an Amazon delivery box on the front step full of dirty nappies or cat litter. Revenge is sweet but also smelly.
Here’s a tip, Blow em away with a 12 gauge n tell the Garda to go wrap up a few more Road offences….
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