Search
25 Sept 2022
Search
25 Sept 2022
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
A man is to appear at a sitting of Longford District Court later today after being charged with the unauthorised taking of a mechanical digger in Longford at the weekend
A Longford man is to appear in court later this morning after being charged in connection to the alleged theft of a €20,000 digger on the outskirts of the county town over the weekend.
As first revealed by the Leader yesterday evening, gardaí arrested and detained a man after the heavy goods machine was allegedly taken along the Ardagh Road during the early hours of Saturday morning.
BREAKING: Man (30s) arrested over alleged theft of €20k digger in Longford
In the aftermath of extensive garda enquiries, the digger was discovered on Monday evening and a man was arrested close to the scene.
He was detained at Longford garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The Leader understands detectives charged the man, who is from the Longford town area, at around 11pm last night.
He is due to appear before Judge Seamus Hughes at a sitting of Longford District Court later today.
ALERT | Road closure at Longford Shopping Centre for four weeks
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
