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Case No. 30286Robbery (armed); cash in transit robbery · Co. Dublin · 3 Jun 2021

Four released without charge over armed cash-in-transit robbery in Crumlin

On Thursday 3 June 2021, at about 12.15pm, a man armed with what appeared to be a firearm threatened a male employee transporting a cash box outside a post office on the Old County Road in Crumlin, Dublin 12, and fled with the cash box in a Ford Focus. On 26 August 2021, gardaí arrested three men, two in their 20s and one in his 50s, and a woman in her 20s, who were detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at garda stations in Dublin. All four have since been released without charge, and files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions while investigations continue.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Aug
    4 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • An armed cash-in-transit robbery took place outside a post office on the Old County Road in Crumlin, Dublin 12.
  • A man threatened an employee who was transporting a cash box and took the cash box.
  • The man fled the scene in a Ford Focus car, which drove at speed in the direction of Clonard Road.
Where
The robbery took place outside a post office on the Old County Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12.
When
  • The robbery took place on Thursday 3 June 2021 at about 12.15pm.
  • Three men and one woman were arrested in connection with the robbery; sources give the arrest date as 25 August 2021 in one report and as Thursday 26 August 2021 in others.
Weapon
The man was armed with what appeared to be a firearm, described in one source as what is believed to have been a gun.
Other details
  • No injuries were reported and nobody was injured in the incident.
  • The arrested suspects were three men, two aged in their 20s and one in his 50s, and one woman aged in her 20s.
Investigation
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses and for anyone with information to come forward, and later recovered a vehicle which was technically examined.
  • Files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, and investigations are ongoing; a garda.ie update is listed as dated 1 August 2021 but gives an issue date of 28 August 2021.
In court
The four suspects were detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at various garda stations in Dublin.
Charges
No one has been charged, and all four arrested persons have been released without charge.
35 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe crime was an armed cash in transit robbery. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe gunman threatened an employee who was transporting a cash box (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe gunman fled the scene with the cash box (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe gunman got into a Ford Focus car (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe car drove at speed in the direction of the Clonard Road (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatFour people were arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery in Dublin. (rte.ie)
  • whatA man armed with what is believed to have been a gun took a cash box from a transport employee. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe robber fled the scene in a Ford Focus car in the direction of Clonard Road. (rte.ie)
  • whatThree men, two aged in their 20s and one in his 50s, and one woman aged in her 20s were arrested. (rte.ie)
  • whatA cash-in-transit robbery took place outside a post office on the Old County Road in Crumlin. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe robber fled the scene with a cash box and got into a Ford Focus that drove at speed towards Clonard Road. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe robbery took place outside a post office on the Old County Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe robbery took place outside a post office on the Old County Road in Dublin 12 (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe suspects are held at various Dublin garda stations (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe robbery took place outside the post office on Old County Road in Crumlin on Thursday 3 June. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe robbery occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, 3 June 2021. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe robbery happened around 12:15pm on June 3 (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe robbery occurred at approximately 12.15pm on Thursday, 3 June 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe four suspects were arrested on Thursday, 25 August 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponThe gunman was armed with what appeared to be a firearm (dublinlive.ie)
  • weaponThe robber was armed with what appeared to be a firearm. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThree men and one woman were arrested in connection with the robbery. (garda.ie)
  • investigationAll four arrested persons have been released without charge. (garda.ie)
  • investigationFiles are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations into the robbery are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • investigationA vehicle was recovered by gardai and technically examined (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe four suspects are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí later recovered a car. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí later recovered a vehicle which was technically examined. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe four suspects are being detained under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe suspects are being held at a number of garda stations in Dublin under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. (rte.ie)
  • otherNo injuries were reported at the time of the incident (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThree men (two in their 20s, one in his 50s) and one woman in her 20s were arrested (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherNobody was injured in the incident. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Aug2021
    Arrestedirishtimes.com, its first report
    Four arrested in connection with cash-in-transit robbery in Crumlin

    Reports the arrest of four suspects (a woman in her 20s and three men, two in their 20s and one in his 50s) detained under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, in connection with the 3 June cash-in-transit robbery in Crumlin.

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  2. 26 Aug2021
    Arrestedrte.ie, its first report
    Four arrests over cash-in-transit robbery in Crumlin

    Provides the ages and sexes of the four arrested suspects, confirms they are being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, and notes that Gardaí recovered a car and the direction of flight was towards Clonard Road.

    victimsuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 50s, malesuspect, 20s, female
  3. 26 Aug2021
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, its first report
    Gardai arrest four people in connection to armed cash robbery in Crumlin

    Reports the arrest of four suspects (three men and one woman) in connection with the armed cash in transit robbery; they are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at various Dublin garda stations.

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  4. 1 Aug2021
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    Update - Four Persons Arrested in Connection with Armed Cash in Transit Robbery, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Thursday, 3rd June, 2021

    Update confirming that all four arrested persons have been released without charge and files are being prepared for the DPP; investigations remain ongoing.

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