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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7786Robbery · Co. Dublin · 25 Jul 2023

Man arrested after axe robbery at North King Street business

On 25 July 2023 at about 3:30am, a man in his 20s allegedly entered a business on North King Street in Smithfield, Dublin 7, threatened staff with an axe and took cash from the till before fleeing on foot. Gardaí carried out a coordinated search and located the man a short time later, and he was arrested. The stolen cash and the axe were recovered, and he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin. No charge or court date has been reported, and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested25 Jul
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man allegedly entered a business premises and threatened staff members.
  • The man allegedly took a sum of cash from the till and fled on foot.
Where
The incident happened on North King Street in Smithfield, Dublin 7, in the city centre.
When
The incident happened at about 3:30am on 25 July 2023.
Weapon
The man was allegedly armed with an axe.
Investigation
  • Gardaí carried out a coordinated search operation in the area.
  • The man was located a short time later and arrested.
  • Investigating Gardaí recovered the stolen cash and the weapon.
Other details
  • The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin.
  • The case is recorded as robbery, although one headline describes it as a burglary.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Charges
No charge has been reported in the sources.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man allegedly threatened staff members. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe suspect took a sum of cash from the till and fled on foot. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened on North King Street in the city centre. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at about 3:30am on 25 July 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
  • weaponThe man was allegedly armed with an axe. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí carried out a coordinated search operation in the area. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe man was located a short time later. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe stolen cash and the weapon were recovered by investigating gardaí. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Jul2023
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Man arrested after allegedly threatening staff with axe during burglary

    First report of this incident. Adds the axe, the cash taken, the search, the recovery of the cash and weapon, and the arrest of a man in his 20s.

    suspect, 20s, male