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30th Nov 2021

Four arrested following spate of robberies in Kildare

Hugh Carr

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The robberies and burglaries took place in the Newbridge, Rathangan, and Brownstown areas.

Gardaí have arrested four men in relation to a number of burglaries and robberies in Kildare in November.

Shortly before 3.45pm on Monday 29 November, Gardaí responded to reports of a burglary in Newbridge, where two men aged in their 40s and 30s were arrested.

In a follow up operation, two men in their 20s were arrested.

The arrests were in relation to a number of reported burglaries and robberies in the Newbridge, Rathangan and Brownstown areas of Kildare.

All four men are currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Kildare and Newbridge Garda stations, and investigations are ongoing.

 

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