# Car Theft
This year
2023
# Car Theft
Security advice for owners of recently-imported Asian market cars after increase in thefts
Sources have said that the targeted cars which lack an immobiliser are imported from Japan and the wider Asian market.
Last year
2022
# paulstown
Two men due in court in connection with Christmas Day tractor theft in Kilkenny
The men are due to appear before a special sitting of Gorey District Court this afternoon.
# paulstown
Tractor crashed, man assaulted and another man found unconscious in Kilkenny on Christmas Day
Two men in their 30s have been arrested in relation to these incidents
# Investigation
Man arrested in connection with incident where baby was left on side of road after car stolen
The incident took place in Dublin 7 last Sunday.
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# Car Theft
Man arrested after woman 'forcibly removed' from car during attempted robbery in Finglas
A number of passersby came to the aid of the driver during the attempted robbery.
# relay theft
Gardaí probe boiler suit-wearing gang who use new technology to steal high-end cars
The men were captured on CCTV leaving a property in Portmarnock last month.
# Croydon
UK police officers surprise elderly couple with new car on Christmas Day after theirs was stolen
“I’ve heard of wonderful things happening to people, but I never thought this would happen to us.”
# Keep your car safe
11 ways to slash the risk of your car being stolen
Reduce your risk of being a victim of crime with these tips and advice.
# Monaghan
34-year-old man charged with theft of car which had young girl in back seat
The man appeared before a special sitting of Cavan District Court last night.
# false imprisonment
Man jailed after stealing car from garage forecourt with teenager in the backseat
Sean Dowdall has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years for car theft and false imprisonment.
# drive stick
Car thieves forced to abandon robbery because they couldn't use a manual gearstick
Morto for them.
# Simon Community
Dublin Simon Community has only van stolen by thieves
The homeless service left their van in a storage facility following a charity fun run on Saturday only to return on Monday to find it had been taken.
# South Dublin
'Rare' silver Audi car taken in aggravated burglary in Goatstown
Gardaí believe that the burglars may have targeted the particular model in an overnight raid.
# Crime
How Neighbourhood Watch schemes have boomed since the recession
There has been a 30 per cent increase in Neighbourhood Watch schemes around the country in recent years.
# Car Theft
Witnesses to car jacking urgently sought
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for witnesses to the theft of a vehicle which contained two children in Co Down.
