Shoplifting gangs switch focus to county towns with rail links

Shoplifting gangs are shifting their attention from Cork City centre to county towns connected by the railway.

Shoplifting gangs switch focus to county towns with rail links

That’s according to a senior garda who believes the rail accessibility of Midleton and Mallow is proving attractive to the gangs, and he’s warned businesses there to be on alert in the run-up to Christmas.

Chief Superintendent Gerard Dillane, who is in charge of policing in both county towns, made his remarks at a meeting of Cork County Joint Policing Committee (JPC) as he read out the latest crime statistics for the city and county.

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