Gardaí have compiled a comprehensive list of 50 prolific burglars and serial theft offenders as part of a crackdown on a crime epidemic plaguing the east coast. Gardaí have compiled a comprehensive list of 50 prolific burglars and serial theft offenders as part of a crackdown on a crime epidemic plaguing the east coast. The efforts by the Wicklow Garda division have seen a dramatic drop in burglaries in the first two weeks of the year. Gardaí have established a 'Filthy 50' list of people of interest, and established that 22 of this group are based within the Bray Garda district alone. Investigations have established that 19 of the criminals based in Wicklow are juvenile offenders.

Source: Irish Independent January 19, 2018 02:26 UTC