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Wednesday, 17th May, 2017. Vol. 10, Issue 20 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Staff threatened with meat cleaver
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Staff, customers and passers-by were caught up in a frightening ordeal carried out in broad daylight when a masked man carrying a meat cleaver stole jewellery from a shop. The incident occurred at around 3pm on Thursday May 11 at the Cash Convenience store on Dundalk’s Clanbrassil St. A man wearing dark clothing and a balaclava entered the shop and began breaking the glass on a jewellery display with the meat cleaver. When challenged by staff he threatened them with the weapon before
making off with three trays of jewellery. The incident took place on a busy Thursday afternoon with many shoppers on the street, while pupils from local primary schools were on their way home. Fortunately nobody was injured during the incident. Gardai are investigating the incident and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. In a busy week for the Gardai, officers in Co Clare located a car that had been hijacked at knife-point in Dunleer in the early hours of Sunday morning. Continued on Page 2
BUMBLEance on school visit
The BUMBLEance made a trip to Dundalk this week to collect donations from the very generous pupils in Scoil Mhuire na nGael, Bay Estate who brought in DVDs, toys and a Playstation for the children’s ambulance service. Pictured are Sofia Slesere and Sean Morgan See Page 2
Coast Guard in two rescue missions By Paul Byrne The Coast Guard unit in Greenore have warned people to stay vigilant this summer during any warm spells over the next few months. Last week’s warm weather may have been a welcome sight for many people but as is often the case it also increases the workload for the coast guard services with many people heading out to water when temperatures rise. James Larkin, officer in charge of the Irish Coast Guard unit in Greenore says that his crew helped in the rescue of two separate incidents last week during the sunny period. Continued on Page 2