This Month

• Rape of a young woman in Crumlin, Dublin 12, 14th February 2013

  A young woman was dropped by a taxi at a house in Crumlin at around 11:15pm on Valentine's night. She was waiting outside the front door for the occupants to return when around midnight a man stopped on the footpath and asked her if she was locked out. He then walked up the path and pushed her against the wall at the side of the house and raped her.
  
  
  Description of attacker
  Male mid - late 20's
  Thin lips/ straight mouth
  Prominent Adam's apple
  6 foot
  Slim - average build
  Clean shaven
  Tight dark brown hair
  Dublin accent

  Attacker wearing
  Thin black fake leather gloves
  Bomber style dark coloured jacket zipped to top of collar (under chin)
  Fabric was rough like tweed
  
  Appeal points

  • Were you on or near Leighlin Road or Lismore Road on Valentine's night and did you see a man matching this description?
  • The attack happened around 12am on the 14th into the 15th of February. Did you notice anyone acting suspiciously on Leighlin Road or Lismore Road from around 11.15pm?
  • The woman was out earlier that night and got a taxi from outside Eddie Rockets on Wexford Street to Crumlin. Gardai are looking to speak to this driver who they believe is not the attacker but who may be able to help them with their enquiries.

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  Body of Deniss Timosejevs discovered in Swords, 2nd April 2013

  On the 2nd of April last, a local farmer discovered a body in a field two miles outside Swords in Co. Dublin. The body was identified as that of Deniss Timosejevs and a Garda investigation was launched. Originally from Latvia, twenty-two year old Deniss Timosejevs was living and working in the Swords area. His mobile phone was recovered in the nearby Ward River a few days later. His bank card and driver's license, which he also would have had with him when he was last seen, are still missing.
  He was last seen at a bus stop on Jugback Lane around 8pm on the 1st of April. Gardai are treating his death as suspicious.
  
  Appeal points

  • Did you see Deniss on the night of his disappearance in the Swords area?
  • Were you out walking or driving on the evening of April 1st around the Applewood estate, along the Ward River or the Balheary Road?
  • Did you notice anything suspicious that evening or the next day?

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  Murder of David Brett, Cork, 21st May, 2007

  On Monday the 21st of May 2007 the body of David Brett, a 34-year-old father of three, was discovered outside Foilogohig National School in County Cork. He had been shot a number of times. Gardaí have now recovered the weapon used in his murder and David's brother Thomas appealed to the public for their help in solving this crime.
  
  Appeal points

  • Do you have any information about the weapon used to murder David Brett?
  • Do you have any information about how the gun was obtained or disposed?
    

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  Castletroy Co. Limerick, Aggravated Burglary February 2013

  A student woke up to discover two armed raiders in his house. One of the raiders was in his bedroom attempting to take his laptop. A struggle took place that resulted in the student being stabbed by one of the raiders. The raiders left in a silver SUV.
  
  Appeal points

  • Do you know anything about a silver SUV registration number 02 C162 ##
  • The SUV may have been damaged during an earlier incident in Kilmallock Road Enterprise Centre. Are you a mechanic or panel beater in area and did you carry out repairs to a similar SUV around that time?

  
  Description of Intruders
  Intruder 1
  Thin build
  Armed with a knife

  Intruder 2
  Broader than first intruder
  Armed with a knife

  Intruder 3
  Remained in the SUV

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  Cash-in-transit Robbery, Blakestown, Dublin 15, 12th of November 2012

  On the 12th of November last, just after 8am, two armed raiders set upon a cash-in-transit guard as he was making a cash delivery at a supermarket in Blakestown, Dublin 15. They forced him to hand over the cashbox and using a sledgehammer managed to get the supermarket door open and tried to break-into the managers office. They failed to get in and fled, abandoning their getaway car in a nearby estate and dumping the empty cashbox in nearby Clonee, Co Meath.

  Description of Raiders
  Raider 1
  5' 8"
  Clean shaven
  Stocky
  Wearing: Asics runners
  Weapon: Handgun

  Raider 2
  5' 9" - 5'10"
  Slim
  Wearing: Logo on jacket
  Ski mask
  Weapon: Sledgehammer