Limerick GardaĆ­ advise people to keep en eye on their belongings following spate of handbag thefts

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FOLLOWING a string of handbag thefts in Limerick City, GardaĆ­ have reminded people to keep a careful eye on their belongings.

In one recent case, a woman left her handbag in her trolley while shopping.

She was briefly distracted and when she turned back around, her bag was gone.

GardaĆ­ were able to recover the bag but the cash inside was gone.

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In another case, a woman momentarily put her handbag down as she was opening a shop on O’Connell Street in the city centre.

When the unsuspecting woman looked again, it was gone.

While CCTV also managed to identify a suspect in each case, GardaĆ­ have advised the public to keep track of their personal possessions at all times.