15/05/2012

Four Arrested Over Cash-In-Transit Robbery

Three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a cash-in-transit van in Dublin in February.

The four, all aged in their 20s, were detained this morning and will be questioned about the incident which occurred on at St Mary’s Place in Dublin 7 on the morning of February 1st.

A significant quantity of cash was stolen during the robbery.

The cash-in-transit van was had stopped at traffic lights when a silver car pulled up next to it and two men in balaclavas got out and smashed one of the van’s windows using a hammer.

The driver of the van and the two men became involved in a struggle and a sum of money was taken before the culprits escaped the scene.

The suspects are being held at the Bridewell, Pearse Street, Raheny and Mountjoy Garda stations under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

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