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Gang use child to steal purse during distraction robbery at Letterkenny shop

written by Stephen Maguire December 3, 2019
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A shoplifting gang used a small child to carry out an attempted robbery at a Letterkenny store.

The group of adults arrived at a store in the town last weekend and caused a distraction at the front of the shop.

While staff’s attention was diverted, a small child attempted to steal a purse from the handbag of a staff member.

A sum of money was taken from the bag.

However, the alert staff member managed to catch the child and the money was recovered.

Garda Sgt Charlene Anderson said the incident is a reminder in the run-up to the busy Christmas period that staff must be alert at all times.

She suggested that business owners have a secure room in their shop so that staff could secure personal items.

“This could be a secure area where staff could secure all their personal belongings.

“This is a very busy time of year but these measures could be put in place to help staff who are already very busy,” she said.

Gang use child to steal purse during distraction robbery at Letterkenny shop was last modified: December 4th, 2019 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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