11/02/2015

Four Arrested Over Armed Robbery At Jewellers

Four men have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a jewellery shop in Galway.

Garda said the men were arrested in connection with the robbery of Hartmann's Jewellers on William Street at about 10:45 on Wednesday morning.

It is understood four masked men, one believed to have been armed, entered the shop and threatened staff. The men fled on foot, making off with a number of items.

Two men were arrested a short distance from the scene, with two more arrested at the city bus station. Garda said that jewellery was recovered during the arrests.

(MH/JP)

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