Burglary /Unauthorised Taking of – Lusk,Co.Dublin and Robbery Investigations - Harmonstown

The Gardaí at Lusk and Raheny Garda stations are investigating these two incidents, which began with the Burglary/Unauthorised Taking of two cars at around 6.30am on the morning of 9th September. Two male suspects entered a rural house at Lusk Co. Dublin where they removed two sets of car keys.

The two suspects can be seen on external CCTV approaching two cars parked at the house. They used the car keys to access two cars, a 2015 silver Audi TT (151-D-55471) and a 2012 black Suzuki Swift (12-D-44631), driving them away from the house.

At around 7.15am, the Suzuki arrives at Clonshaugh Park, Clonshaugh Dublin 17, where it drives up and down the road. The Suzuki is parked in a cul de sac at nearby Swifts Grove, where it is abandoned. The Silver Audi also arrives at Swifts Grove when the driver of the Suzuki got out and into the Audi.

A few hours later, at around 12.40pm, the Audi is seen driving on Harmonstown Road, Raheny and then continued onto Brookwood Rise. It attempted to park near a local convenience shop but after a failed attempt, it drove off turned towards Rosemount Avenue, and returned minutes later, when it parked on Brookwood Rise, outside the convenience shop.

The CCTV from the shop captures the suspect car and the two suspects, as they got out and made their way into the shop. One man is armed with a knife and the other with a metal wheel brace.

They immediately went towards the counter, when one suspect jumped over, taking cigarettes/tobacco which he placed into a white/clear bin bag. The other suspect stayed on the main shop floor, threatening the staff to open the till. The employee opened the till and placed the tray on the counter, which one of the suspects emptied. The suspects then spent another short time in the shop, using the knife to force open a second till before leaving with a sum cash and tobacco.

The men then ran back to their car and drove away, turning right onto Gracefield Avenue. The next location that the Audi is known to have travelled is Brookwood Avenue, when it travelled in the direction of the Howth Road. The suspect Audi then turned left onto the Howth and continued in the direction of Raheny village, and left at the church onto Station Road. The Audi was later recovered at Cara Park, Coolock just off the N32, later that early afternoon.

Description of cars

A silver Audi TT - Registration number (151-D-55471)
A black Suzuki Swift –Registration number (12-D-44631)

Both cars were recovered by Gardaí with their original registration number plates.

Description of suspects Lusk:

Suspect 1:

Height - approx. 5’8
Build -slim build
Clothing - Red top, white sleeves and dark coloured bottoms, (hood pulled up)

Suspect 2:

Height - approx. 5’11
Build -slim
Clothing - black jacket and black tracksuit bottoms, (hood pulled up)

Description of suspects Raheny:

Suspect 1:

Age 20 -30 years
Height - 5ft 8
Build – Slim build
Dublin accent
Clothing - red Nike jumper and grey bottoms
Carrying a knife

Suspect 2:

Age 20 -30 years
Height - 5ft 11
Build – Slim
Dublin accent
Clothing - camouflage hoodie, dark bottoms
Carrying a wheel brace

Garda Appeal:

Where you in the Lusk area in the early hours of Monday the 9th September 2024 at approximately 6. 30am? You may have seen the two male suspects acting suspicious?
Perhaps you observed the silver Audi TT or the black Suzuki Swift, after 6.40am heading south bound towards the city and then later around the Clonshaugh area of Dublin.
Did you see either of these cars at Swifts Grove, where the suspect driving the Suzuki transferred to the Audi, before both men drove away?
Did you where the Audi went between leaving Swifts Grove and later that day at approximately 12.40pm when it is seen driving at Harmonstown Road / Brookwood Rise area of Raheny, prior to and after the incident?
Did you see the suspects abandoned the silver Audi at Cara Park,Coolock just off the N32 at around 1pm. Did you where they went from her?
Both vehicles were recovered by Gardaí – therefore we are only interested in sightings of them on the 9th of September.
If you have any cctv or dashcam footage or have any information to offer, perhaps you know of someone who offered you tobacco or cigarettes for sale please contact us on the Crimecall number; 1800 40 50 60