Gardaí Urged To Make More Frequent Use Of Text Alert Scheme

The call comes following a spate of burglaries around the region in recent weeks.

Gardaí are facing calls to make use of the text alert service, following a spate of burglaries in the midlands.

Councillor John Dolan says there's been at least three or four incidents in Athlone in recent weeks.

He claims while Gardaí sometimes avail of the service, there's been a number of cases recently where details of nearby burglaries haven't been sent out.

The Fine Gael rep says victims of the recent incidents aren't confident their stolen property will be returned:

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