Aggravated burglary at Shaen, Portlaoise, Laoise on the 26/3/19

Gardaí at Portlaoise Garda Station are investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred in a family home in Shaen, Portloaise on Tuesday 26th March 2019. 

At approximately 9.45pm a family were at home, a mother and her children were in the sitting room watching television, while the husband was lying down in an upstairs bedroom. 

Four masked and armed men broke into a family home through the front door. One of the suspects was armed with a sledge hammer, he threatened and assaulted the husband demanding money. He took him upstairs and ransacked a bedroom demanding money and jewellery. The suspect placed a large amount of Jewellery and a sum of money into a handbag.  The three other suspects remained with the rest of family downstairs, continuing to demand money.

All four suspects fled from the house towards a dark coloured saloon car, possibly an Audi A5 bearing false registration number plates 151D16704

Appeal:

• Gardaí are seeking information surrounding the movements of the Black Audi A5 car between the 22/03/2019 & 26/03/19.
• Gardaí are satisfied that this car was in the Tullamore area one hour before the aggravated burglary and know that a dark coloured Audi car bearing the registration number plates 151D16704 passed through the M50 toll Northbound on the 22/03/2019 at approximately 7.20pm.
• Gardaí are appealing to anyone, particularly gold outlets or pawn brokers who may have been offered the jewellery stolen during this incident. The jewellery is unique to the Indian Culture.
• Property stolen during this incident and the number plates were recovered in Nurney, Co. Kildare on the 31st March 2019.
   

Gardaí at Abbeyleix Garda Station are investigating tel: (057) 873 0580