Gardaí in the Eastern Region have made a number of arrests in relation to the ongoing Operation Thor. Three men are currently in custody in the Eastern Region detained in a different locations.
One man (40 years) is currently detained at Ashbourne Garda Station under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act, 1939/98 for an armed robbery that occured at a shop in Dunboyne on 15th October 2015. Two men entered the shop, threatened staff and left the scene with a sum of money. The matter is under investigation.
The second man (late 30's) is currently detained in Mullingar Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for a number of offences that occured on Thursday 12th November 2015, including robbery of a taxi man, robbery of a pharmacy where he entered the premises and threatened staff and left with a sum of money. He then proceeded to attempt to highjack a car and robbed a hangbag of a woman. All incident occured in the Mulligar area.
The third arrest refers to an incident that occured in Birr on 12th November when a man (late 30's) stole a handbag and keys of a car. He later crashed the car and was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at Birr Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
