Issue Date: 13/01/2023
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery that occurred at a shop in the Dublin 1 area on the evening of Thursday 12th January 2023.
At approximately 6:30pm, two Garda members on patrol in the Mayor Street area were alerted by a member of the public about a robbery in progress at a shop nearby where a man was threatening staff with a knife and demanding cash.
Following a physical intervention by the Garda members and the deployment of OC spray, a male in his 40s was arrested.
He was detained at Store Street Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
He has since been charged and appeared at the Criminal Courts of Justice Dublin on the afternoon of Friday 13th January 2023.
