Ireland Man arrested after taxi driver threatened at knifepoint and robbed in Dublin
Shortly after 1.30am on Sunday 1 September 2024, a passenger allegedly threatened a taxi driver in his car with a knife in the Poppintree area of north Dublin and fled on foot with a sum of cash; the driver, a man in his 40s, was not physically harmed. Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s at a residence in the Ballymun area in a follow-up operation by uniformed gardaí supported by the Armed Support Unit, and he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The man has since been charged and is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court (C.C.J No. 4) on 2 September 2024, while investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Sep
4 reports - Charged1 Sep
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A passenger allegedly threatened a taxi driver with a knife in his car and fled on foot with a sum of cash that was stolen.
- Where
- The incident happened in the Poppintree area of north Dublin.
- When
- The incident happened at about 1.30am on Sunday 1 September 2024.
- Weapon
- The passenger allegedly threatened the driver with a knife.
- Other details
- The taxi driver, a man in his 40s, was not physically harmed.
- The arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the Dublin Region.
- Investigation
- Gardaí were called to the scene after a report that the driver had been threatened.
- In a follow-up operation, uniformed gardaí supported by the Armed Support Unit arrested a man in his 20s at a residence in the Ballymun area.
- Gardaí say investigations into the incident are ongoing.
- Charges
- A man in his 20s has been charged in connection with the robbery of the taxi driver.
- In court
- The man is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court (C.C.J No. 4) on 2 September 2024.
41 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA taxi driver was threatened with a knife and robbed of cash by a passenger. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe passenger fled on foot with a quantity of cash. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe driver was not physically harmed. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA passenger threatened a taxi driver at knifepoint and fled with a sum of cash. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested in connection with a robbery of a taxi driver. (garda.ie)
- whatA taxi driver was threatened at knifepoint by a passenger in his car (garda.ie)
- whatA sum of cash was stolen from the taxi driver (garda.ie)
- whatThe suspect fled on foot after the robbery (garda.ie)
- whatThe taxi driver was not physically harmed (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested at a residence in the Ballymun area (garda.ie)
- whatA taxi driver was threatened at knifepoint and robbed. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA sum of cash was stolen. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe suspect fled the scene on foot. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe driver, a man in his 40s, was not physically harmed. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident happened in the Poppintree area. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe robbery took place in Poppintree. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe suspect was arrested at a home in Ballymun. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe robbery took place in Ballymun, Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred in the Poppintree area (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident happened in the Poppintree area of north Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at about 1.30am on Sunday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe robbery took place in the early hours of Sunday 1 September 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe robbery took place on Sunday, 1 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. on 1 September 2024 (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning at around 1.30am. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe passenger threatened the driver with a knife. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe passenger threatened the taxi driver with a knife. (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponThe driver was threatened with a knife by a passenger in his car. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationUniformed gardaí and ASU members arrested a man at a house in the Ballymun area. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe arrested man is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie, garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was made in a follow-up operation by local uniformed Gardaí supported by the Armed Support Unit (garda.ie)
- investigationThe suspect is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí were called to the scene after a report that the driver had been threatened. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA man in his 20s was arrested at a residence in the Ballymun area in a follow-up operation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí say investigations into the incident are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtHe is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court (C.C.J No. 4) on 2 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- otherThe taxi driver, a man in his 40s, was not physically harmed. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe suspect is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Sep2024Man arrested after taxi driver threatened at knifepoint and robbed
First report of the incident. Adds the arrest of a man in his 20s at a residence in Ballymun, his detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and that the driver was not physically harmed.
suspect, 20s, malevictim, 40s, male - 1 Sep2024Robbery and Arrest in Ballymun, Dublin - 1st September 2024
Initial Garda press release reporting the robbery of a taxi driver at knifepoint and the subsequent arrest of a man in his 20s in Ballymun.
victim, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 1 Sep2024Court Appearance - Robbery and Arrest in Ballymun, Dublin - 1st September 2024
Garda press notice confirming a man in his 20s has been charged and is scheduled to appear at Dublin District Court (C.C.J No. 4) on 2 September 2024. No existing case in the list matches this robbery.
accused, 20s, male - 1 Sep2024Man arrested after taxi driver threatened at knifepoint in Dublin robbery
Adds that the suspect was arrested at a home in Ballymun by uniformed gardaí supported by the Armed Support Unit, that the driver was not physically harmed, and that investigations are ongoing.
victim, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 1 Sep2024Man (20s) arrested over knifepoint robbery of Dublin taxi driver
Adds that the taxi driver is a man in his 40s, that he was not physically harmed, that the passenger fled on foot with cash, that the arrest was made at a house in the Ballymun area by uniformed gardaí and ASU members, and that the arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
victim, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male