House Burglaries In Swords
April 30th 2016
Another batch of burglaries have taken place in Swords. The latest happened on Thursday nigh / Friday morning in Oaklands Avenue when three houses were broken into. Sources say two cars were stolen when the thieves broke into the houses and simple drove away with the cars.
Since the beginning of October 2015 there have been a spate of House Burglaries In Swords. Reports have come to me from people living in most housing estates in and around the town of Swords. Over the weekend ending 8th of November there have been seven burglaries reports. Three in Abbeylea two in Moortown and two in Elmwood, that's just one weekend. Last Monday the door of a house in Oalands Avenue was was kicked in at 7pm. There was nobody in the house at the time and the neighbours heard the kicking on the next door neighbours door and called the Garda. The Garda were quick on the scene but alas the two culprits made their escape on foot.
If your house or car have been broken into please report the facts to the Garda Station in Swords. Even if there is little little hope of getting your property back and the burglars brought to justice, at least the crime will be recorded and added to the crime statistics.
Has your house or someone you know been broken into ? If you'd like to let us know the details please fill out the form below. No names will be published on this site unless you clearly state it.
Another batch of burglaries have taken place in Swords. The latest happened on Thursday nigh / Friday morning in Oaklands Avenue when three houses were broken into. Sources say two cars were stolen when the thieves broke into the houses and simple drove away with the cars.
Since the beginning of October 2015 there have been a spate of House Burglaries In Swords. Reports have come to me from people living in most housing estates in and around the town of Swords. Over the weekend ending 8th of November there have been seven burglaries reports. Three in Abbeylea two in Moortown and two in Elmwood, that's just one weekend. Last Monday the door of a house in Oalands Avenue was was kicked in at 7pm. There was nobody in the house at the time and the neighbours heard the kicking on the next door neighbours door and called the Garda. The Garda were quick on the scene but alas the two culprits made their escape on foot.
If your house or car have been broken into please report the facts to the Garda Station in Swords. Even if there is little little hope of getting your property back and the burglars brought to justice, at least the crime will be recorded and added to the crime statistics.
Has your house or someone you know been broken into ? If you'd like to let us know the details please fill out the form below. No names will be published on this site unless you clearly state it.
House broke into items and car keys stolen, car found burned out in Elmwood. Reported to swords gaurds. Thanks to a man on Facebook car found soon after unfortunately it was destroyed. 14-3-2016
Crime In And Around Swords The following is just an example of street crime around the Swords area. Although the level of violence in the town is probably no greater that any other large town in Ireland with the same population the town centre does see a lot of late night violence after pub closing. This is usually between the hours of 12-3am Friday to Sunday.
Bogus Collectors.A number of bogus charity collectors are now opperating in the Swords area. They usually operate outside shops on Main Street and shopping centres on the outskirts of the town such as River Valley Shopping Centre. The latest bogus collectors are Romanian Gypsies who claim to be collecting money for cancer. They have no identification most of the time and other times they will be wearing a shabby i.d. with someone else's photo displayed. Be careful who you give money to on the street. While most street charity collectors are genuine collectors for good causes there are a large number of bogus ones who keep the proceeds for themselves.
Another batch of bogus collectors operate in the pubs around Swords. These are usually Irish and never ask permission from the bar managers. They just waltz into the pub with a bucket and a hi vis vest and do the rounds. If their lucky they'll get €20 to €30 per pub.
A Typical Saturday Night In Swords
A typical Saturday Night in Swords will consist of several street brawls, men being thrown out of pubs and night clubs, and general acts of violence.
On Saturday 16th / Sunday 17th a fight took place on Swords Main Street that lasted close to two hours. It was mostly just one man who started fighting with passers-bye, several young men took the man up on his offer to a fight, the man was quiet tough and beat anybody who took up the offer of fighting him. In the end the street fighter got into a taxi with his girlfriend and headed off while shouting abuse at everybody he passed. Time Od Brawl 1-30 to 3-30
Meanwhile down the road at North Street men were engaged in another street fight, the men had either being refused entry or were ejected from Velvet Night Club. Up to fifteen young men and women continued the fight from the night club to The Courthouse. Time Of Brawl 2-30
Another fight took place up at Airside Retail Park outside The Wright Venue where Garda were called, a man had being refused admission and was causing a complete show of himself, he asked Garda who arrived to help him gain entry to the club. He was arrested.
On the road outside the club the Garda came across a woman lying on the road, the woman was out of her head on drink, she gave the Garda abuse and spat at one member of The Garda, the woman was charged and brought before the Swords Court where she was fined.
On The Forest Road youths were trying to gain access to a Dublin Bus that had pulled into the bus stop, the young men were banging their hands on the windscreen and the door of the bus. They had intended to get another passenger on the bus and by the looks on their faces they had intended to commit harm to the passenger, they failed to get on the bus as the driver refused to open the door
Another batch of bogus collectors operate in the pubs around Swords. These are usually Irish and never ask permission from the bar managers. They just waltz into the pub with a bucket and a hi vis vest and do the rounds. If their lucky they'll get €20 to €30 per pub.
A Typical Saturday Night In Swords
A typical Saturday Night in Swords will consist of several street brawls, men being thrown out of pubs and night clubs, and general acts of violence.
On Saturday 16th / Sunday 17th a fight took place on Swords Main Street that lasted close to two hours. It was mostly just one man who started fighting with passers-bye, several young men took the man up on his offer to a fight, the man was quiet tough and beat anybody who took up the offer of fighting him. In the end the street fighter got into a taxi with his girlfriend and headed off while shouting abuse at everybody he passed. Time Od Brawl 1-30 to 3-30
Meanwhile down the road at North Street men were engaged in another street fight, the men had either being refused entry or were ejected from Velvet Night Club. Up to fifteen young men and women continued the fight from the night club to The Courthouse. Time Of Brawl 2-30
Another fight took place up at Airside Retail Park outside The Wright Venue where Garda were called, a man had being refused admission and was causing a complete show of himself, he asked Garda who arrived to help him gain entry to the club. He was arrested.
On the road outside the club the Garda came across a woman lying on the road, the woman was out of her head on drink, she gave the Garda abuse and spat at one member of The Garda, the woman was charged and brought before the Swords Court where she was fined.
On The Forest Road youths were trying to gain access to a Dublin Bus that had pulled into the bus stop, the young men were banging their hands on the windscreen and the door of the bus. They had intended to get another passenger on the bus and by the looks on their faces they had intended to commit harm to the passenger, they failed to get on the bus as the driver refused to open the door