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16/01/2019
One Arrested After Masked Man Threatens Cork Resident With Knife
Gardaí investigating an incident in which a masked raider armed with a knife robbed a home in Cork have arrested a man this morning, 16 January.
The burglary occurred on Barrack Street on Friday 11 January at around 7pm, when a man wearing a balaclava and armed with what gardaí believe was a knife forced his way into a house and demanded cash.
The suspected fled the scene with a sum of money.
A man in his 30's is being detained at the Bridewell Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Gardaí have appealed for anyone who was on Barrack Street last Friday between 6.30pm and 7.30pm and who may have witnessed any suspicious activity to contact Anglesea Street Garda Station on 021-4522000.
(JG/CM)
The burglary occurred on Barrack Street on Friday 11 January at around 7pm, when a man wearing a balaclava and armed with what gardaí believe was a knife forced his way into a house and demanded cash.
The suspected fled the scene with a sum of money.
A man in his 30's is being detained at the Bridewell Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Gardaí have appealed for anyone who was on Barrack Street last Friday between 6.30pm and 7.30pm and who may have witnessed any suspicious activity to contact Anglesea Street Garda Station on 021-4522000.
(JG/CM)
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