Gardaí are investigating the theft of a jeep in Scartaglen, Co. Kerry sometime between yesterday evening (Monday February 26) and this morning (Tuesday, February 27).
The owner said the Land Cruiser jeep was taken from their yard along with a 14×8 Nugent Trailer.
They said the trailer is only a few weeks old and was full of bags of forestry trees. The registration plate for the jeep is: 231-KY-1571.
According to the owner, the jeep was spotted travelling through Newmarket and passed Mace shop at 3:58a.m, which can be seen on CCTV.
The owner said the jeep was followed by an older Land Cruiser jeep pulling a horse box.
The jeep was then spotted passing through Freemount, heading for Charleville at 4:20a.m.
The owner asked anyone with information to get in contact with Castleisland Garda Station, Co. Kerry.
Theft
In a separate incident, during an aggravated burglary in a rural part of Co. Mayo earlier this month two persons entered the property in Killasser armed with what is understood to be a knife.
A number of items were stolen from the house and the suspects fled the scene in the homeowner’s vehicle.
The stolen vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser jeep was recovered at Coolaney, Co. Sligo.
Gardaí are also investigating a number of rural burglaries in the Kells area, Co. Meath, which occurred this month.
Detectives from Kells attached to the Meath/Westmeath crime hub are investigating the incidences and no arrests have been made at this time.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are also investigating the theft of £3,000 worth of farm machinery in Co. Derry.
Police in Strabane are appealing for information after a report of the theft on Glenshane Road near Claudy in Co. Derry.
The PSNI confirmed that a suspicious vehicle was observed at approximately 4:00a.m on February 15.