Aggravated Burglary, Cloneen, Co. Tipperary on the 24/9/16

Gardaí at Clonmel Garda Station are investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred at a garage in Cloneen, Co Tipperary on Saturday, the 24th September 2016.

At around 8.30pm the owner served his last customer, locked up for the evening and went home. He made himself some tea and settled in to watch television for the evening. Shortly before 9pm he heard loud knocks on the front door, but after hearing nothing else, he continued to watch the television. About 30 minutes later he heard a noise coming from the kitchen and as he was walking towards the kitchen he was approached by two masked men. They wrestled him to the ground.

One of the men stayed with the owner while the second man searched the house, looking for money. After finding some they continued asking the owner for more money and where was the safe. There was no safe, they tied the man up and locked him into a bedroom.

Appeal:

• Gardaí would like to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Cloneen on the evening of the Saturday, September 24th.
• Gardaí have established that two vehicles were seen outside the premises at the time of the Burglary. The first is described as a crew cab, show room condition, possibly black or navy with chrome to the front. The second is described as a wine Toyota Corolla.
• Gardaí have also established that a silver Volkswagan Caddy Maxi van was seen in the area at the time of the burglary and are appealing to anyone with information as to the identity of the driver of this vehicle to come forward.
• Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the days or weeks before the incident to come forward.
• Anyone with information as to the identity of those responsible to come forward

Gardaí at Clonmel Garda Station are investigating - 052 6177 640