Women urged to be weary of handbag thieves in local supermarkets

A thief almost escaped with an elderly woman’s bag in Aldi on the Newry Road earlier today

Women have been warned to be cautious about hanging their handbags from shopping trolleys following a number of attempts to steal them in recent days.

One Talk of the Town reader reported that a friend interrupted an attempted robbery of an elderly woman in Aldi on the Newry Road earlier today.

The man was described as tall with dark, messy hair, sallow skin and wearing a grey coat. It is believed he may have had an accomplice who was looking to rob another woman around the time his plot was foiled.

Everyone is urged to be vigilant of thieves in the next few weeks as the build-up to Christmas continues.

Warning over theft of garden equipment

Gardai in Dundalk are warning homeowners to be vigilant following a series of break-ins to sheds in the town in recent weeks.

Thieves have been targeting garden equipment, such as lawnmowers, in recent weeks with a number of items stolen throughout the town.

People are advised to be vigilant and keep all garden equipment well locked up.