Gardaí encourage homeowners to use their free app to counter winter burglaries

Detective Chief Superintendent Seamus Boland, said that burglary is a crime that can have a profound negative impact on a person, beyond any property damage or monetary losses. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Winter can be the most wonderful time of the year for burglars unless the public remains vigilant, gardaí have warned.

Burglars and organised crime gangs will be looking to capitalise on the long, dark evenings and the busy social season to get in and out of houses undetected.