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Case No. 6406Failure to stop at Garda checkpoint · Co. Cork · 3 Mar 2024

Man arrested after car flees Garda checkpoint in Cork City

On 3 March 2024, a car failed to stop at a Garda checkpoint set up at around 7am in the Faggot Hill area, north of Cork City, and its driver tried to make off towards Blackpool. Gardaí deployed a stinger device on Thomas Davis Street, and the car crashed into vehicles and damaged a gas pipe, leading to the evacuation of over 20 houses; no injuries have been reported. A man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Cork City. Investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested3 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A car failed to stop at a Garda checkpoint and its driver tried to make off at speed.
When
The checkpoint was set up at around 7am on 3 March 2024.
Where
  • The checkpoint was set up in the Faggot Hill area, north of Cork City, by Republican Cross.
  • The car was headed towards Blackpool and was stopped on Thomas Davis Street in Blackpool.
Investigation
  • Gardaí deployed a stinger device on Thomas Davis Street as the car headed towards the city centre.
  • A man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Cork City.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • The car crashed into vehicles, including an official Garda vehicle and a number of stationary vehicles, and damaged a gas pipe.
  • Cork City Fire Brigade and Gas Networks Ireland responded to the damaged gas pipe.
  • Over 20 houses were evacuated, and residents in many cases left in nightwear.
  • No injuries have been reported.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe checkpoint was set up in the Faggot Hill area, north of Cork city. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped on Thomas Davis Street in Blackpool. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe checkpoint was set up at around 7am. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeA vehicle failed to stop and the driver tried to make off at speed towards Blackpool. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí deployed a stinger device on Thomas Davis Street as the car headed towards the city centre. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Cork City. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe car crashed into vehicles and damaged a gas pipe. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe car collided with an official Garda vehicle and a number of stationary vehicles. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherAn emergency response by Cork City Fire Brigade and Gas Networks Ireland followed the damage to the gas pipe. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherOver 20 houses were evacuated. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherNo injuries have been reported. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Mar2024
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Stinger used to stop car that sped off from checkpoint outside Cork City

    First report of the incident. Gives the checkpoint location, the stinger deployment, the collision with vehicles and gas pipe, the evacuation of over 20 homes, and the arrest of a man in his 40s.

    suspect, 40s, male