Tipple-loving thieves trolley dash from Aldi with €400 worth of beer

Two brazen thieves filled a trolley with almost €400 worth of beers in the Aldi store in Trim last night before bursting open the emergency doors and making off with the stash. As they left the shop with the stolen slabs of beer, a female shop assistant who attempted to stop them was pushed to the ground.

A witness said the two males left the scene in a silver Nissan Almera (04D206##). Trim Gardai were on Operation Thor mobile patrol and responded to the call. CCTV was viewed and Gardai were satisfied that the same individual was responsible for  similar thefts in the area on Tuesday and working with Navan detectives, a number of suspects were identified.

Gardai searched the area and stopped the suspect Almera car. At 20:45pm, two males were arrested and taken to Trim Garda Station where they are currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Since their arrest and from further enquiries, gardai are satisfied that these two males are suspects for a number of thefts from the Navan and Trim areas and a number of thefts from Aldi/Lidl stores in the past 24 hours including the theft of alcohol from Lidl in Navan, theft of 'Celebrations' and 'Roses' sweets from Aldi in Ashbourne and the theft of 70 containers of sweets from Aldi in Santry.