Gardaí investigate theft of two cars inside 48 hours

Gardaí are hoping to make headway this week into two separate incidents which culminated in the thefts of two cars within 48 hours of each other.

The most recent of those took place, at the home of Mostrim GAA last Wednesday evening, with the theft of a VW black Golf.

That incident took place when a male suspect entered the grounds and dressing rooms of Devine Park while a number of players from Delvin and Mostrim took part in a hurling challenge match.
The raider subsequently took a number of personal items from training bags and car keys belonging to a 10 registered black VW Golf.

The car was later found in Longford town some five hours later and has since underwent a technical examination.

Detectives are hoping those enquiries will prove crucial in identifying and bringing about an arrest.
The Leader also understands CCTV footage is currently being examined as part of that investigation.
"No arrests have been made at this time,” said a garda spokesperson.
Separately, gardaí are also trying to locate a high powered BMW car that was taken in the Carrickboy area less than two days earlier.

That incident occurred sometime between 1:30am and 6am last Tuesday morning (August 8), prompting gardaí to commence an investigation.
A garda spokesperson confirmed the incident and said an investigation had so far, yielded no results.
"Gardaí received a report on Tuesday 8th August 2023, of the unauthorised taking of a car from the Carrickboy area of Co Longford," said the spokesperson.

Like the incident in Edgeworthstown, a breakthrough has yet to be made with enquiries ongoing.