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Gardaí confirmed to The 42 that enquires are underway.
Dublin
Man wielding a knife robs shop in Stillorgan
Gardaí were alerted to a panic alarm activation and have now arrested a man as part of their investigation.
LAST UPDATE | Apr 30th 2023, 5:30 PM
A MAN HAS been arrested following an armed robbery in Stillorgan.
A shop was robbed yesterday afternoon when a lone male entered the business premises armed with what is understood to be a knife.
The man threatened staff and left the premises with a large sum of cash according to gardaí.
They were alerted to a panic alarm activation and have now arrested a man as part of their investigation.
No injuries were reported during the incident.
The man has been charged an will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow morning.
“Following enquiries by investigating Gardaí, a male (aged in his early 50s) was arrested a short distance away and a sum of cash was also recovered,” a garda spokesman said.
He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in South Dublin.
Investigations remain ongoing.
