Crimecall features violent burglarly on home in Allenwood

Gardaí at Naas Garda Station are investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred at a private home in Allenwood on Monday March 25th of this year. The victims are a couple living in a rural house in Allenwood. On the night in question they had had their dinner and were settling in for the night. The man was watching television in a sitting room at the rear and the woman was in the kitchen at the time of the incident. The female victim heard their dog barking at the front door of the house. The dog is an Alsatian that was being kept in a cage. When it continued to bark the female victim went to investigate and was confronted by a man who put his hand over her mouth and pushed her back into the kitchen. Three other men entered the house at this time.

Two of them tied up the female in the kitchen and the other two men went to find the male. Two of the suspects entered the room where the man was watching television. They shouted at him ‘Where is the money?’ while threatening him with a crow bar. The suspects began to ransack the house while continuing to demand money and threaten to kidnap the female. At some point the male was hit on the head with an object. The female was tied up in the kitchen while this was going on and was out of view of the man. The suspects found a box with a large sum of money in it. They then left the premises and the man raised the alarm with his neighbour.   Description of Suspects:   Suspect 1 – 5’9” / Slim build / Black gloves / Black balaclava / Dressed in black; Suspects 2 – 5’6” / Stocky build (slightly overweight) / Blue jeans / Runners / Dark jacket / Full balaclava with openings for eyes and mouth / Crow bar / considered to be the main aggressor; Suspect 3 – 5’ / Stocky build (slightly overweight) / Gloves / Balaclava / Used a knife that he took from the IPs kitchen; Suspect 4 – 5’8’’ / Thin build / Dark clothing / Balaclava / Gloves.   Appeal:

• Gardaí are appealing to anyone who was in the general area in the days before and on the night in question to please come forward with any information that they might have.

• Any persons purchasing or in possession of cable ties, grey duct tape and the nail bar about the time.

• There were four men involved in this incident. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have seen any suspicious looking individuals on the night in question.

• The suspects fled the scene in a hurry – Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have seen any vehicles in the general area on the night, in particular a large dark saloon car in the area or leaving the scene at speed at approx. 9.30pm on the 25th March.

Gardaí at Naas Garda Station are investigating tel: (045) 884 300