Teen gangs blamed as break-ins rise 64%

ORGANISED teen gangs made up of boys as young as 13 years old have been responsible for a massive upsurge in house break-ins in Limerick.

Figures produced at a meeting of the city’s joint policing committee show that in the period December 2010 to February 2011, there was a 64% increase in burglaries.

Gardaí had to deal with 278 house break-ins during that period compared to 170 for the same period 12 months previously.