CRIME NEWS JOURNAL

27 Oct 2014

Dublin: Man Dies Following North-Inner-City Shooting: *UPDATED Man Charged

*A 31-year-old Dublin man has appeared in court charged with robbing a taxi at gunpoint in the north inner city on Sunday evening.

Sean Ducque of Cloonlara Crescent in Finglas has been remanded in custody to appear in court again on this day week.

He is accused of robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint at Terrace Place in Dublin 1 at around 7pm last Sunday.

Sergeant Enda O'Sullivan told the court that the 31-year-old made no reply when he was charged with robbery at Mountjoy Garda Station this afternoon.

The sergeant said to a second charge of possession of a firearm he answered: "I had no shotgun on me when arrested".

Sean Ducque, who is in receipt of social welfare, wore a grey tracksuit and stood with his hands behind his back during this evening's court appearance.

Judge Ann Watkin refused him bail partly because of the seriousness of the charges.
She was told the evidence includes CCTV footage and an audio recording from a camera inside the taxi.

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A man has died following a shooting in Dublin’s city centre: *Ciaran Farrelly (33), who is also known as Ciaran Brooks, from Tallaght in Dublin, was blasted in the face with a shotgun.

*It’s understood the shooting occurred just before midnight last night. A man was shot in the head close to a housing complex on Buckingham Street in Dublin’s north inner city.

*www.independent.ie/news/gardai-detain-man-31-in-relation-to-gun-murder-in-dublin-last-night-30696385.html

It's believed a shotgun was used in the attack.
The street has been sealed off by gardai who are now investigating the murder.

Following the incident, gardai mounted a number of searches in a bid to locate the suspect.

Gardai are also investigating the possibility the shooting may be connected to two other incidents in the area.

At approximately 7.30pm, a taxi driver was robbed and it's believed a shotgun may have been used in the incident.

The shooting occurred at 11.45pm at the back of the Killarney Court housing complex.

Several hours later, another incident occurred on a laneway just off nearby Talbot Street in which a homeless man was severely beaten.

A man has been arrested in connection to the assault and is currently being detained at Store Street Garda Station.

It is understood that a woman has also been arrested on suspicion of witholding information.

*UPDATE: A murder investigation is under way following the shooting of a man in Dublin last night. The man was shot in the upper body and face just before midnight at the rear of Killarney Court off Empress Place in the north inner-city. He died at the scene.

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Detectives are trying to establish a motive for the killing. A man in his 30s and a woman have been arrested.
The man is being detained in connection with the robbery earlier of a taxi driver, the woman is being held on suspicion of withholding information. Both are being questioned at Mountjoy Garda Station.

Gardaí say there were other people in the area at the time and while they have spoken to them, there are still a number of others they wish to speak to.
Gardaí identified a person of interest in relation to the murder and a number of other crimes over a 24-hour period - including the robbery of a taxi driver at 7pm yesterday and an attack on a homeless person on Mabbot Lane at around 6am today.

A man in his 30s was arrested shortly after that assault, the victim was taken to the Mater Hospital.

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Dublin: IRA Hitman Still To Be Ruled Out 'As A Suspect' In Annie McCarrick's 1993 Disappearance

Crumbling loyalties could lead to breakthroughs in many of the missing women cases, according to a senior garda who investigated them.

Retired detective sergeant Alan Bailey told the Irish Examiner that people have “covered up” for those responsible in a number of the cases, either out of love of fear.

In a forthcoming book about the six missing women, Mr Bailey reveals that an IRA hitman was the only suspect in the Annie McCarrick case yet to be ruled out of the investigation into her disappearance in March 1993.

Gardaí believe the suspect was subsequently flown out of the North by the IRA to the US after claims he sexually assaulted the daughter of a republican.

The revelations, first reported in yesterday’s Sunday World, come against the backdrop of reports that IRA men alleged to have sexually abused girls were sent out of the North to escape prosecution.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner in the run-up to the publication of his book, Missing, Presumed, Mr Bailey said the loyalty of people close to those involved in the disappearances “doesn’t last forever”.

He said: “There are a number of missing persons cases where people are aware of what happened and who committed the crimes, who have covered up for years and years out of misplaced loyalty of one form or another.”

Mr Bailey worked as a detective for 13 years in Operation Trace — the investigation into the six cases — and afterwards in the Serious Crime Review Team, which continued the work.

As well Ms McCarrick’s case, his book covers the investigations into Eva Brennan, who went missing in Dublin in July 1993; Fiona Pender, who disappeared in Offaly in November 1995; Ciara Breen, who went missing in Louth in February 1997; Deirdre Jacob, who disappeared in Kildare in July 1998; and Fiona Sinnott, from went missing in Wexford in February 1998.

Mr Bailey said the loyalty of people was based either on love or fear, adding that “fear is as strong as an emotion as love”. He was hopeful that these people — which may now be former girlfriends or partners — will at some stage decide to talk to the gardaí.

“That loyalty doesn’t last forever and the recent developments in the Fiona Pender case is an example of that, hopefully,” he said.

This is a reference to the recent arrest abroad of the main suspect in her case for a suspected assault on another woman. This woman gave police information in relation to Ms Pender which she said the suspect had told her.

Ms Pender, aged 25, was pregnant when she disappeared from her home in Tullamore on August 26, 1996. Gardaí from Tullamore have flown to the country and spoken to the woman.

In Ms McCarrick’s case, Mr Bailey said the IRA hitman still had to be eliminated from the investigation.

“A large number of people were nominated as potential suspects,” said Mr Bailey. He said all of those suspects were investigated and ruled out, “except this one”.

The man is still thought to be in the US, but Mr Bailey hopes that, in time, he will come back to Ireland and be questioned.
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26 Oct 2014

Newquay, Cornwall: Three Surfers Die In Sea Tragedy

Three surfers have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Cornwall.
*The three included a female in her 30s, a male in his 50s and a male aged in his 20s or 30s, an ambulance spokeswoman said.
Coastguards received "multiple 999 calls" from people at about 13:15 GMT when the group got into trouble in what is believed to have been a rip current.
The South Western Ambulance Service said the initial call reported "seven people had been caught in a rip tide" [sic].

Officers were called by the Coastguard after reports that seven people with surfboards, four children and three adults, were in trouble off Mawgan Porth beach, Newquay.

Two men and one woman, found unconscious in the sea, were taken to Treliske for treatment.

All three were pronounced dead in hospital. The remaining four people are accounted for and safe.
The RNLI, Coastguard, police, ambulance service, and air ambulance were all involved in the rescue.

A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "The four children were all located safe and well on shore but the three adults were recovered from the water.

"Two of those recovered from the water were given CPR at the scene. The three casualties were transferred to hospital by the rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose and both the Devon and Cornwall air ambulances."

Superintendent Jim Pearce, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "This is a tragic incident and our condolences go out to the families of those involved.

"Along with the other emergency services we are now working to ascertain the full circumstances of this incident and our priority is to contact the families of those involved and offer all the support we can."

A spokeswoman for the South Western Ambulance Service said the surfers were caught in a rip tide and the three who died consisted of woman in her 30s, a male in his 50s and another male in his 20s.
They have not been named.
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Dublin: Ballyfermot Gardai Appeal Over Missing Teen Aoife Coogan (14)

A public appeal has been issued by gardaí concerning a teenage girl missing from her home in Ballyfermot.

Aoife Coogan, 14, has been missing from her home in Ballyfermot since yesterday.
She was last seen yesterday at 10am.

Aoife is 1m 64cm has a fair complexion, is slim with long blonde hair and blue eyes.

When last seen she was wearing a black bomber jacket, grey hoodie, light blue jeans and black/grey Nike runners with white soles.

Gardaí are concerned for Aoife’s welfare and anyone with information is asked to contact Ballyfermot Garda Station on 01 6667200. www.garda.ie

Or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666111 or any Garda Station.
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Dublin: Trans-National Cocaine Trafficker Aisha Ahmed (49) Wanted In Italy, Arrested In Tallaght

A MOTHER-of-six who is wanted to serve a 20-year sentence in Italy for her part in a multi-million euro drug trafficking conspiracy has been arrested in Dublin.

She is the wife of a taxi driver Yemi Moshood Olatunde (47), who was arrested earlier this week following an international manhunt.

Both maintained they were arrested in cases of mistaken identity but the High Court heard their fingerprints were "absolute matches" for the couple being sought by Interpol.

Mr Justice John Edwards remanded Ahmed in custody yesterday after making the same order in the case of her husband on Wednesday.

He said he was satisfied the woman before the court and Aisha Ahmed were "one and the same person", despite her denials.

The couple's cases have been adjourned pending full extradition proceedings.

Keiran Kelly BL, for the respondent, had argued that the identification documents - fingerprints and a photograph - were not admissible in evidence.

Ahmed's arrest hearing was told the respondent was a naturalised Irish citizen and had been living under the name of Gloria Aro at Sundale Parade, Tallaght. Her husband had been living under the name Roy Yemmy Andrew Aro.

Ahmed's sentence was for the offence of, as promoter, leader or organiser, taking part in an association with the purposes of committing an indefinite number of crimes involving the importation, sale, distribution, trade and illicit possession of "remarkable quantities" of cocaine at locations in Italy between 1999 and 2000.

She had been given a 22-year sentence in 2005 which was later reduced to 20 years.

The court heard a diffusion document - requesting the location and arrest of Ahmed - was sent to the Irish authorities by Interpol in Italy.

Attached were her fingerprints and a her photograph.

Sergeant Jim Kirwan told the court when he went to the respondents' home address on Thursday, she was not at home and he left his card with her family.

He returned yesterday in possession of a European Arrest Warrant and spoke to Ahmed. When asked her name she said she was Gloria Aro and denied that she was also known as Aisha Ahmed.

She gave a date of birth in December 1967 and said she was Nigerian but told him she had never lived in Italy.

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Sgt Kirwan showed her the photograph from Interpol and when he asked if it was her, she replied: "No."

Ahmed said she had never been to Italy. She was arrested and brought to Tallaght Garda Station where she provided fingerprints that matched those of the person being sought.

The court heard she was a naturalised Irish citizen and had a passport in the name of Gloria Anwelika Aro.

She had registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau in the same name when she arrived here.

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Belfast: No 'Sinn Fein' Conspiracy To Protect Child Abusers: ADAMS

Gerry Adams said there had been no cover-up by him or Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said party members are not part of any conspiracy to protect child abusers.
Speaking at a party rally in Belfast, Mr Adams referred to criticism of Sinn Féin by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in the Dáil during the week.
*www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/adams-hits-out-at-opponents-over-politicisation-of-cahill-affair-1.1977273
The criticism was made during Leaders' Question when debate was dominated by the accusation made by Belfast woman Maíria Cahill that she had been raped by a member of the IRA in the 1990s.

Maíria Cahill made the accusations in a BBC Spotlight documentary.
Ms Cahill alleged she was raped by a member of the IRA in 1997 when she was a teenager.

She alleged that she was later interrogated by the IRA about her accusations and she says she was forced to confront her attacker.

Ms Cahill went to the police and a case was brought against the alleged rapist and those said to have been involved in the IRA inquiry.

All charges were subsequently dropped after Ms Cahill withdrew her evidence.

Ms Cahill has said Mr Adams’ claim that he had asked her uncle, Joe Cahill, to urge her to go to the RUC, was not true.

She said she did have a conversation with her uncle in August 2000 following her own meeting with Mr Adams.

Ms Cahill noted that during that meeting Mr Adams did not tell her to go to the RUC.

She said, in fact, it was made clear during that conversation that if she did, the RUC would try to use her to gain information about IRA members.

Ms Cahill said her uncle told her that if he had known about the abuse before her alleged abuser had left the jurisdiction, he would have told her to go to the police.

She said not only had she been told not to go to the RUC, her family were all told not to go to the RUC.

In the Dáil this week, Mr Adams said there had been no cover-up by him or Sinn Féin.

This morning, Mr Adams rejected what he called "allegations made against myself and named Sinn Féin members by Maíria Cahill."

This assertion came early in his speech at the Sinn Féin rally, but after he said that nobody doubts that Ms Cahill has been through great distress and I have never doubted that she suffered abuse.

Later, in what party officials say is a significant development, Mr Adams called on any former IRA volunteers who may have any information about any allegations of sexual abuse to pass this on to the appropriate authorities.

He was critical of Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and accused opponents of using the controversy to to further their narrow political agenda.

Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has said Mr Adams still has questions to answer as to how his party and the IRA dealt with allegations of sex abuse within their own ranks.

"Mr Adams opted to use his speech this morning to attack his political opponents for continuing to pursue the truth, and demand answers about the manner in which sex abuse allegations were handled by members of the IRA and Sinn Féin.

"This vain attempt to deflect attention from the cover-ups within those organisations, which are now emerging is sickening", he said in a statement.

On Tuesday Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions Barra McGrory QC announced he is establishing an independent review into three cases linked to the alleged rape.

Mr McGrory said he believed an independent external scrutiny of the processes and procedures in relation to the cases was warranted.

He said all aspects of the prosecutions would be reviewed.

Elsewhere, the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said that in any other party people with speak out and suggest that Gerry Adams should step down.

But he said that he thought it was of real concern that members of the party have towed the party line on the issue.

Minister Varadkar said only a few months ago, Gerry Adams was detained in a police station in connection with questions about the murder of Jean McConville.

He said there were now these allegations about the treatment of Ms Cahill, and allegations that child abusers were exported South by the republican movement.

(Blog Editor's comment: Surley, the level of 'social deviance' can be no different within the ranks of Sinn Fein, than within the ranks of any other political party, state security, the gardai, army, courts, prison service, navy and so on. However, what is different, is the states ability through the use of its spy and law enforcement agency, the gardai, to use certain people reputed to be (for example, gay, a drinker, drug abuser and so on to spy on and attempt to involve 'community leaders' including anti-drug campaigners, in alleged 'past' or current criminal activity, which includes paedophilia.

Allegations are circulated secretly, by word of mouth (as so-called soft-information) throught local communities and placed on the garda pulse computer system as 'gospel thruth' more often-than-not, the person about who these alegations are made has no idea about this 'agent provocature' activity.

An agent provocateur (French for "inciting agent") is an undercover agent who acts to entice another person to commit an illegal or rash act or falsely implicate them in partaking in an illegal act. An agent provocateur may be acting out of own sense of nationalism/duty or may be employed by the police or other entity to discredit or harm another group (e.g., peaceful protest or demonstration) by provoking them to commit a crime - thus, undermining the protest or demonstration as whole.
To prevent infiltration by agents provocateurs,^[1] the organizers of large or controversial assemblies may deploy and coordinate demonstration marshals, also called stewards.^[2]^[3]

Keywords: gerry adams, sinn féin, maíria cahill

25 Oct 2014

Dublin: Blanchardstown Gardai Release Photofit Of Sex Assault Suspect: *Updated Link

A man is being sought in connection with a sexual assault on a woman in her 30s in west Dublin on 18 October.

The woman was attacked at around 7.30am last Saturday at Carpenterstown Park, known locally as Tir Na nÓg Park, on Diswellstown Road.

The woman was approached and assaulted by a man while walking through the park.

The man is described as being Caucasian, around 5'8" (1.76m) tall, aged in his late 20s, with straight brown hair that is short at the back and longer in the front.

He wore braces on his teeth. He spoke good English with a foreign accent.

He was wearing a grey hooded-top and dirty, beige trousers at the time of the incident.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information, particularly those who were in the vicinity of Carpenterstown Park on Saturday morning between the hours of 6.45am and 7.45am to contact them at Blanchardstown Garda station on 01 6667000, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666111 or any Garda Station. www.garda.ie

Anyone who may have noticed any activity in the park over the last number of weeks is also asked to call Blanchardstown Garda Station.
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