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Bray Garda Station has warned that its analysis service has flagged an upwards trend in car theft in the Bray and north Wicklow area, with a particular spike in Greystones.
Bray Garda Station has warned that its analysis service has flagged an upwards trend in car theft in the Bray and north Wicklow area, with a particular spike in Greystones.
Gardai at Bray Garda station are reporting a noticeable spike in what they call ‘UTs’, referring to ‘unauthorised takings’, or thefts of cars, with Japanese import models top of the list for thieves .
Gardai at Bray Garda station are reporting a noticeable spike in what they call ‘UTs’, referring to ‘unauthorised takings’, or thefts of cars, with Japanese import models top of the list for thieves .
Share this article New 'chatting benches', where the public can talk informally with a member of the Gardaí, look set to be expanded. This follows on from a successful initial bench in Co Wicklow. Superintendent Declan McCarty is from Wicklow Garda station. He told Lunchtime Live the idea originally came from Sergeant John Fitzpatrick in Bray, who was on patrol along the seafront. "John, when he was on patrol down around there, thought that it would be a great opportunity if we could get some sort of a forum to allow the public to stop and chat with a Guard.