Issue date: 11/01/2021
Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s as part of ongoing investigations into armed robbery incidents in Rialto and Kilmainham on Monday, 11th January 2021.
Shortly after 12 noon a lone male armed with a hand gun entered a shop in Rialto and threated staff before leaving the scene with a sum of cash. Moments later a man entered a supermarket & post office in the Kilmainham area and threatened staff before leaving the scene with a quantity of cigarettes. No one was physically harmed in either incident.
In the course of a follow up operation local Detectives and members of the Armed Support Unit (ASU) searched a house in the Inchicore area this evening and arrested a man in his 20s. He is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Kevin Street Garda Station. (He can be held for up to three days.) A number of items believed to be connected with the robberies were seized in evidence.
During the operation an official firearm was discharged when Gardaí were attacked by a dog. One Garda member was injured in the attack and required medical treatment. The dog has been removed for veterinary treatment.
The investigation is ongoing.
