Tag: Joint Policing Committee

Gardai in Laois have been asked to make sure that elderly and vulnerable people are not put under pressure due to 'aggressive begging' ahead...

Three busy Laois roads are experiencing a high level of deer crossing them and this is causing serious concern. So a meeting of the Joint...

Laois County Councillors have received advice about how to manage their personal security from Gardai. Laois Offaly Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Graham Kavanagh met...

A warning to those who are engaging in illegal and anti-social behaviour at the Slieve Bloom Mountains has been issued. The Chief Superintendent of Laois,...

Tributes were paid as the long-serving Laois Chief Superintendent John Scanlan attended his final Joint Policing Committee meeting. The quarterly event, held in the chamber...

June saw the worrying reports emerge that crime levels in Laois have risen significantly.  There has been a significant rise in crime levels in Laois...

Laois Gardai have no enforcement powers when it comes to people on electric or motorised scooters. So confirmed Chief Superintendent John Scanlan at Monday's meeting...

The figures related to criminal damage, public order and traffic offences in Laois have all increased when compared to 12 months ago. The stats were...

The figures related to property crime in Laois have more than doubled in comparison to 12 months ago. The stats were revealed at a recent...

There has been a significant rise in crime levels in Laois over the last 12 months, figures at a meeting of the Joint Policing...

People are taking their life in their hands walking the footpaths when there are so many electric scooters about - so maybe parents should...

The Chief Superintendent of the Laois-Offaly Garda Division has issued a warning in relation to scam callers. For the last year or so, we've all...

Amateur sports players are being subjected to social media and personal abuse after games - a meeting in Laois has heard. Fine Gael Councillor John...

A group of youths who are trespassing on the grounds of a Laois sports club are recording those who confront them on mobile phones...

Renovation works on eight Laois Garda stations are to be completed by the end of 2021. This news, along with the approval of planning permission...

Laois Gardai are being deployed onto trains in a bid to stamp out criminal activity that is happening on the network. At yesterday's meeting of...

"Mountmellick is a very decent place to live - full of very decent and genuine people. That is a clear message that I want...

"Wearing masks are good in the fight against Covid-19 but they are also good for hiding the identities of those who commit shop crimes." So...

Gardai have been more visible on the streets over the past couple of months, something that was welcomed at the recent meeting of the...

A long-running saga over the data on CCTV cameras continues to frustate local community groups and politicians with Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley...

Local Gardai are aware of a number of parties taking place in houses, sheds, fields and yards as the Coronavirus restrictions mean that pubs...

Laois IFA will have a voice on the county's Joint Policing Committee (JPC) for the first time following the appointment of Brendan Birney from...

There was an overall decline in crime in Laois in the first six months of 2020, according to figures presented to today's meeting of...

Cocaine is everywhere in Laois. Possession of drugs offences in Laois so far this year are up by a quarter. That’s the stark warning from...

Good news this week for communities right across the county who have been fundraising and preparing to establish CCTV Schemes in their localities. There had...

There are extra Garda on duty across Laois, there is a greater Garda visibility and there will be additional Garda deployed in the county...

A new Garda Divisional headquarters building complex has been announced for Portlaoise. The long overdue breakthrough for the development of a modern and fit-for-purpose Garda...

Property crime has dropped by almost 15% in Laois according to the latest garda figures. There were 333 reported thefts and burglaries in the county...

The number of minor assaults in Laois has risen, while the number of serious assaults has dropped. According to latest garda figures, the number of...

408 of 447 drugs possession arrests that happened between July and September this year took place at the Electric Picnic. The popular festival also saw...