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HIGH-HIGH-endend quad bikes were targeted by thieves in aa spreespree in North Kerry late on Thursday/early FridayFriday inin aa couple of raids on unsecured agricultural sheds inin thethe NorthNorth KerryKerry area.

GardaíGardaí in Listowel believe onethe oneganggangisresponsibleisresponsibleforbothfor Tarbert-just-justmilesmilesapartapart-within-withinhourshoursofofeacheachother.other.bothraids,raids,whichwhichoccurredoccurredinMoyvaneinMoyvaneandTarbert and

TheThe thieves entered a shed on a farm in Murhur,Murhur, Moyvane,Moyvane, sometime between 7pm on Thursday andand 7am on Friday, taking a relatively new SuzukiSuzuki quad.quad. Meanwhile, between 9pm on Thursday andand 7am7am on Friday thieves stole a Honda TRX500 quadquad fromfrom another unsecured outhouse at a property inin Woodlands,Woodlands, Tarbert.

GardaíGardaí are now warning farmers - who use thethe compactcompact four-wheel vehicles in the main – to makemake suresure thethe ‘‘bikes’bikes’ areare firmlyfirmly securedsecured when not in use.

““TheThe theft of quad bikes is becoming a big issueissue nationally,nationally, and we would advise all owners to makemake suresure they are secured when not in use,” a garda said.said.

GardaíGardaí are also investigating an act of criminal damagedamage to a house under construction in Ballyduff wherewhere vandalsvandals smashedsmashed €€1k-1k-worthworth ofof windows.