Gardaí remind public of 'basic home security' steps after car burglary at Limerick address

Gardaí believe 'the thief saw the car, wanted it, looked in the windows and may have seen the car keys'

GARDAÍ remind the public of “basic home security” measures following a stolen car from a Limerick address.

A man in his late 30s reported to Henry Street Garda Station that his car had been stolen overnight on Wednesday, September 11 from outside his home in Dromroe, Castletroy.

The victim of the burglary last saw his car parked outside his home at 10pm and at 6am the following morning, Thursday September 12, his car was gone.

Sergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry St garda station, said: “The man has CCTV at his home, which clearly showed a male entering the front garden.

“A moment later, this male reappears at the front of the house, unlocks the car and drives off.”

Gardaí believe that “the thief saw the car, wanted it, looked in the windows, may have seen the car keys and then tried the back door”.

When the perpetrator found this was locked, “he managed to get in the unsecured window and left by the back door”.

Limerick gardaí wish to remind members of the public that “the most basic principle of home security is to lock all windows and doors and hide your car keys out of sight”, following this incident.