Issue Date: 28th October 2022
Gardaí have charged a man following an incident of criminal damage at an address in Cabra, Dublin 7 in the early hours of Thursday morning, 27th October 2022.
At approximately 12.30am, Gardaí were alerted to a car fire at a residence in Cabra. Significant damage was caused to the vehicle and the suspected offenders fled the scene in a van.
A short time later, while conducting a checkpoint on the Navan Road, Dublin 7, Gardaí observed a vehicle driving dangerously. The van failed to stop for Gardaí when signalled to do so. Following a managed containment operation, the van came to a stop on the River Road in Ashtown.
All three occupants of the vehicle were arrested and taken to Blanchardstown Garda Station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The offending vehicle was seized by Gardaí for a technical examination.
One male (aged in his 20s) has since been charged and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning, Friday 28th October 2022.
A male (aged in his 20s) and a female (aged in her 30s) were later released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigations are ongoing.
