Lock them up

A MILLTOWN family whose home has been broken into four times in as many months are appealing for more action from the Gardaí to protect homes and families throughout the Tuam region.
Noreen Hopkins and her family are about to move into the cottage they have spent the past eight months
renovating. During that period the house has been repeatedly burgled and stripped of materials from copper piping to personal items.
The young mother has resorted to staying in the house overnight, armed with a nail gun, to protect her property.

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