Knocknaheeny And Surrounding Areas Neighbourhood Watch

We would like to pass our Condolences to the Harris family on the passing of their Late Father Donal.

Donal is the father of our Administration team member Amanda.

Donal was a pillar of our Community who captured Knocknaheeny and of the City over many decades with his Camera and we are forever grateful of the images he took that we share with you.

He was a freelance photographer who worked for The Evening Echo and the Cork Examiner over many years and captured many beautiful pictures.
We thank you for exposing us to these beautiful images.
May he Rest in Peace.

Cork City Crime News

Be careful out there folks, and feel free to message us if you have any information

Assault in Blackpool earlier on. Two teenagers kicking another boy while he was on the floor.

Does it ever stop!!

Cork City Crime News

Please look out for your neighbours

Reports of a robbed car by Barnardos in Knocknaheehy.

Just got the below inboxes to us...

""Robbed car up in knocknaheeny by Barbados three teenagers 131 car they can't even drive tryin to do hand brake hit railings then drove off doin Harbour View Rd"""

Stay safe everyone

Cork City Crime News

Please be careful

A delivery drivers phone was robbed from his car while he was bringing food to a person's door earlier.. he ran after the 2 lads, only kids and when he caught up with them they attacked him and battered him. He had to give them 60 to get his phone back. This happened in Ardmore Avenue

11 days until we are grounded: Cork-based air ambulance appeals for emergency support

Please help vital services

echolive.ie The Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) Air Ambulance, based in Mallow, could be grounded within days without immediate support.

Woman injured in alleged Arklow assault has died

irishtimes.com Nadine Lott is in her early 30s and was injured in the early hours of Saturday morning

Please be careful. If it seems suspicious then it probably is dodgy.

European Money Mule Action took place between September and November 2019. During this time An Garda Síochána identified 232 Money Mules in the Republic of Ireland, alongside 5 recruiters who were arrested. Three criminal investigations were opened and remain ongoing. An Garda Síochána with the assistance of financial institutions has prevented the loss of €555,000 through fraudulent money mule transactions. Learn more about the initiative here http://tinyurl.com/qoehrcu

DON’T LEAVE YOUR CAR UNLOCKED – Cork Matters

Please make sure to lock up

news.corkmatters.com Source : irishcycle.com The warning comes after 14 vehicles were tampered with in Cork between last Friday and Monday. The incidents were reported on the north side of the city where most of the cars affected had been left unlocked. There have been reports across Cork recently of gangs moving throug...

This man is NOT a garda, he poses as a detective but is a thief with 100 convictions

Keep your eyes peeled.

extra.ie A career criminal with more than 100 previous convictions is believed to be travelling around the country impersonating a plainclothes detective. John 'Buddy' O'Brien is wanted in counties stretching from Cork to Donegal in connection with up to 10 burglaries against elderly people in recent months....

Save Our City

Ashley Neff says: “It is our responsibility to come together and take the necessary action to do what’s right. The word needs to be spread about the waste and destruction of the OPW scheme! Protect our gorgeous city from the Walls!!”

Great to see community watch helping to catch people up to no good.

Many thanks and great work to the person who reported this man acting suspiciously in Kinsale. He was apprehended in Clonakilty later that day and has received 8 months for his West Cork crimes. He has been active all over Ireland. Report anything suspicious to Kinsale Gardaí 021 4772302.

The Courcey Chronicle

Please keep an eye on elderly friends and

From a friend.
New scam going on, man Phoning the elderly saying he's from community stores(which is a shop in cork that supplies wheelchairs, incontinent pads etc), saying he has delivery and will drop them out to u, very believable, looking for address, my sis said she would meet him in Robertscove, hence no one turned up and shop had no reference to this, please be careful, as it was obvious they r watching for vulunable people living on their own.

Open to all workers and trade union members

We have a fantastic event planned for the 9th of November in St. Peter’s, North Main Street.

Open to all workers interested in knowing more about their rights at work and in discussing the issue of precarious work & the fight against this rising form of exploitation ✊

Blarney Blog

Please be cautious

Reports of a fallen tree near the Curraghkipane graveyard Kerry pike, please drive carefully

Clocks FALL back tonight

Remember the Clocks go back one hour tomorrow morning Sunday 27th October 2019 at 2am

Please check your tyres, lights, make sure your windscreen is clean. Be prepared, stay safe and know where to find help if you need it.

www.winterready.ie

Cork gardaí warn of perverts parking outside homes to use free wifi for child po*******hy

Please check your settings carefully and make sure your router is secure. There are a number of web pages and YouTube videos with instructions and advice to keep your browsing safe.

echolive.ie PERVERTS are parking outside homes where there is no wifi security code to download child p**n, gardaí in Cork have warned.

Cllr. Thomas Gould

Reminder for Residents living in Blackpool, Shandon, Farranree & surrounding areas are invited to attend a Community Safety Forum today in the Maldron Hotel tonight at 7.30pm.

The forum aims to make your area a safer, more pleasant environment to live.

You can raise any concerns you have about your local community. Following this meeting a report will be presented by An Garda Síochána & Cork City Council addressing follow-up actions to be taken.

All welcome to attend.

Please keep an eye out

This happened in RATHCOONEY at 10.30am yesterday morning in one our followers brothers house he did succeed in breaking into a neighbours home .. BE AWARE ..

This is a lovely idea.

A great idea maybe donate to Penny dinners

An Post warns of TV licence scam currently doing the rounds

Please be aware. And report any emails to answer port of the gardai

theliberal.ie An Post is warning customers that a TV Licence scam is currently doing the rounds. The scam involves an email saying that the customer's licence is about to expire. It includes a link to a website where people are asked to enter their card details to '...

Gardai seek assistance in tracing 67 year old Frankie Devlin missing from Garryvoe

96fm.ie Gardai in Midleton are appealing for help in finding a woman missing from Garryvoe.

Operation THOR 'Winter Phase' 2019/2020 launched

Operation Thor

garda.ie An Garda Síochána commenced the Winter Phase 2019/2020 of Operation Thor on the 1/1/19 and will run until the end of March 2020.

Cork crime: Teen gangs blamed for rise in robberies

Staggering figures

echolive.ie GANGS of teenagers are responsible for a large increase in the number of robberies from people so far this year.

Two elderly ladies scammed out of €15k

Please keep an eye on your neighbours and feel free to alert us to any suspicious activity

echolive.ie Two men in their twenties were arrested in Killarney yesterday after scamming two elderly ladies in Cork city out of approximately €15,000.

Hurricane Lorenzo coming to Cork: 'Prepare your home'

echolive.ie A status orange wind warning has been issued for Cork by Met Eireann.

Court sitting for man arrested following Gurranabraher burglary

Be careful to lock your property up folks. Even if you are nipping to the shop

echolive.ie A man in his thirties is to appear before the courts this morning in connection to a burglary that occurred in Gurranbraher yesterday evening.

Some advice from garda.ie on how to reduce theft on your property

Secure all doors and windows; light up your home; use timer switches when out; store keys safely and away from windows; record details of all valuables; don’t keep large amounts of cash at home; use your alarm even when at home.

By taking some simple precautions you can reduce the risk of being burgled, increase the security of your home and garden and make life more difficult for any would-be intruders.

Your perimeter / boundary is your first line of defence. This includes your walls, fences, gates and hedges. Walls, fences and gates in the rear garden should be at least 1.8 metres (6 feet) high. It is often a good idea to fix a trellis to the top as it provides an extra barrier to negotiate and is also likely to break, if climbed, creating noise and attracting attention. Suitable thorny / prickly climbers could be grown through the trellis as an extra deterrent - see further information on defensive planting in the next section.

Ensure that side gates or doors are robust, locked with good quality padlocks or deadlocks and that they cannot be lifted off their hinges. Regularly check for damage or weakness and repair as necessary. The height of the gate / door should complement the height of the walls. A barrier consisting of a dense prickly hedge running along your perimeter / boundary is well worth considering. Most would-be intruders will be deterred from seeking entry through this route. There are many plants suitable for such a role. The following list is not exhaustive and is offered as a guide only - you should discuss with a horticultural expert at your garden centre or nursery.

Do you think we will see an increased presence on our streets?

STREET ASSAULTS

After an alarming surge in street crime, more gardaí will be deployed to assault hot spots

Certain areas are set to be targeted with additional high-visibility patrols and surveillance, Garda sources said.

Have you seen street violence in Cork?

PJ will be discussing this on the Opinion Line this morning .

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Text or WhatsApp 083-3969696

This is happening around Gurranabraher for the last number of weeks. If you have any stories, info or evidence, please let us know. We would be happy to take a list of people affected to the gardai to raise the community concerns.

TEENS SETTING DOGS ON KIDS / 5 YEAR OLD ATTACKED

We're speaking to Amy whose 5 year old son was attacked by a German Shepherd dog yesterday as he played with friends in a Green area in Gurranabraher. Thankfully he only suffered scratches as there were adults nearby to pull the dog off him but she says two teens are constantly setting the dog on people in the area. Amy has notified the Gardai. She says next time the dog attacks, it might be a far worse outcome.

1850 104 106 / [email protected]

"Good morning Neil, Just thought I would update you on a situation yesterday. My 5 year old son was attacked by a dog yesterday, now the dog wouldnt be a year old yet. He was outside playing with his cousins as there was a family party. Would have been close to 15-20 kids playing in the green area ranging from 2 years old to about 6 years old. 2 teenagers come in to the estate and let this dog go off the lead into the group of kids. My son had no fear of dogs because we always have dogs so he was 1 of the only kids that didnt run away. The dog managed to get him on the ground and was trying to attack his face with his teeth. Thankfully there was adults that were able to get the dog away from my son before the dog caused serious damage to his face. He does have a few small scratches.I went over to gurranabraher guards to report this issue. The guard I spoke with took my details and that was it. That evening I was driving down the road and spotted these teens with the dog. I called through to the station and spoke with the same guard, he totally dismissed the incident and said he would get a car to them if he had one. Mind you I was passing the station and could see there was a car in the same spot as earlier in the day when I first reported the incident.
A number of people in gurranabraher have said they know these teens to see and they are forever trying to set this dog on people, kids and other dogs going passed. I've tried the dog warden this morning but I cant get an answer. I am very lucky that someone managed to get the dog off my son when they did or else we could be sitting in CUH with a very different outcome".

This page has been set up to help people alert the community of Knocknaheeny and surrounding areas of incidents of suspicious, criminal or antisocial behaviour. We will pass any information on discreetly when required and will liaise with gardai and other relevant parties if requested. Please feel free to message us if there is anything you wish to discuss

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