Local jewellery shop targeted in early morning break-in

An Athlone jewellery shop has been targeted in an early-morning break-in five years after another audacious heist at the store.

Glass is strewn all around the front of Park Jewellers in Golden Island Shopping Centre today (Thursday) and the scene sealed off, following the burglary which happened at 3.15am, according to the Garda Press Office.

One of the front windows was smashed during the incident.

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It's unclear what has been taken at this stage, the Garda Press Office statement this morning gives no information in relation to that.

“No arrests have been made. Investigations are ongoing,” it stated.

Back in 2018, the same business lost €250,000 worth of jewellery in an audacious break-in which left the shop closed for several months.

The dramatic theft at the premises occurred during the Storm Emma snowstorm in early March of that year when the raiders cut a hole in the roof of the shopping centre to gain entry.

Gardaí remain at the scene of the shopping centre break-in today.