Gardaí disrupt activities of bike theft gang, but warn 'high-value' bikes continue to be targeted

While gardaí say they have disrupted the actions of a bike theft gang in Cork, high value bicycles are still being targeted, prompting senior gardaí to warn people to lock their bikes and record the frame numbers. File Picture: David Keane.

Drugs offences and possession of offensive weapons incidents surged in Cork city since January as the lockdown contributed to declines in property crime and crimes against the person.

During the height of the pandemic, 15 breaches of the Covid-19 Infectious Diseases (powers under the Health Act 1947) were recorded in the Cork city division, with over 100 crimes detected as a result of 1,100 Covid-19 garda patrols and 334 checkpoints.