House Burglarys In Swords

At least three more houses were burgled in Swords in the last week, one house in Abbeylea and two houses in Oaklands Avenue. The house in Abbeylea Drive was ransacked with little taken. The T.V was smashed on the floor and paint was poured over the furniture. The thieves broke in through the back window last Thursday evening. Later that evening two houses were broken into on Oaklands Avenue, one of the houses was also ransacked before the burglars moved on to another house. The culprits were caught by the Garda in the house, one of the gang of four men sprayed ''Mace'' in the face of a female Garda. All four tugs were arrested by the Garda, it was said that the burglars were from the itinerant community