Athy Gardaí currently detaining people arrested for range of crime waves with 55 arrested since Monday

55 people have been arrested since Monday with some of these currently being detained at Athy Garda Station.

Currently as of 6pm a total of 55 people have been arrested;  since this Monday, with 39 arrested for crime and 16 arrested on warrants. 27 of these people were detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, at Kilkenny, Thomastown, Athy & Clonmel Garda Stations. The offences for which persons have been arrested include thefts, assaults, fraud, robbery, burglaries and S15 & S17 MDA.

16 of these have been charged and will appear at local sittings of Kilkenny District Court in the coming weeks with three of these held for a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court later tonight. 19 searches were conducted on premises.

Personnel monitored Operation Thor targets and the activities of local criminals by means of checkpoints. Crime Prevention leaflets were handed out to members of the public to increase the awareness of protection of personal property and possessions. A total of 60 checkpoints have been conducted to date. One vehicle was seized.