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18th Aug 2022

Arrest made after shop robbed at knifepoint in Dublin

Dave Hanratty

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The incident took place on Wednesday night.

A man has been arrested following the armed robbery of a premises in Dublin earlier this week.

At approximately 8.15pm on Wednesday (17 August), a lone male entered a shop on Kimmage Road Lower and threatened staff with a knife, demanding the contents of the registers in the store.

The man then fled the scene on foot in possession of a sum of cash. No individuals were injured during the course of the incident.

As a result of Garda enquires into the incident, an arrest was made in Crumlin in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The man, who is aged in his 40s, has been detained at Terenure Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Investigations are ongoing at this time.

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