Over the past week, social media websites such as Facebook have carried multiple reports of burglaries in Wexford Town.
This evening, Wolfe Tone Villas resident Therese Murphy reported that her parents’ house had been broken into while she was upstairs with her three-year-old child. The burglar made off with her father’s 50th birthday watch after she disturbed him during the act.
Yesterday evening, Pineridge resident Carol Goodison reported that she had arrived home to discover that her house had been burgled and ransacked. The burglars gained entry after smashing a patio door at the rear of the house.
Another report came from Tadgh Carley, who said that his parents’ house in Tobar Bán was burgled yesterday. According to Carley, the stolen items included an expensive handbag, his father’s birthday watch, several jewellery items, and a Kindle tablet.
In response to the reports, several Wexford residents have started to organise neighbourhood watch patrols via Facebook groups such as Wexford Neighbourhood Crime Watch and Wexford Town Neighbourhood Watch Patrol.