31/10/2012

Man Arrested For Bank Robbery

A man has been arrested this morning in relation to a bank robbery in Rathfarnham Shopping Centre on 11th October.

The incident occurred at 2.10pm when a lone raider armed with a shotgun, entered the Bank of Ireland, threatened staff and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

He left across Butterfield Avenue in the direction of Marion Road.

The man, in his mid 20s, is currently being detained at Rathfarnham Garda Station under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939.

(CD/GK)

 

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