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Case No. 7853Theft · Co. Dublin · 16 Jul 2023

Man charged after thefts in Clontarf, Dublin

Gardaí arrested and charged a man in his 20s after a number of thefts in Clontarf, Dublin 3, on the morning of Sunday 16 July 2023. Gardaí were alerted to an incident on the Malahide Road shortly before 2am and found the man with items believed to have been stolen; he tried to flee and was apprehended a short distance away. He was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin, and a large number of stolen items were recovered, including five bicycles, a power washer, a chainsaw, a leaf blower and various tools. The man has since been charged and was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday 17 July 2023 at 10.30am, the latest development in the sources.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged16 Jul
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí arrested and charged a man in his 20s following a number of thefts.
Where
The thefts took place in Clontarf, Dublin 3.
When
  • The thefts took place on the morning of Sunday 16 July 2023.
  • Gardaí were alerted to an incident on the Malahide Road shortly before 2am.
Investigation
  • Gardaí found a man in his 20s with items believed to have been stolen.
  • The man tried to flee and was apprehended a short distance away.
  • He was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin.
  • A large number of stolen items were recovered, including five bicycles, a power washer, a chainsaw, a leaf blower and various tools.
Charges
The man has since been charged.
In court
The man was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday 17 July 2023 at 10.30am.
Other details
  • The Garda press release was issued on 17 July 2023.
  • The sources do not name the man or the owners of the stolen items, and give no nationality for the man.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí arrested and charged a man following a number of thefts. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe thefts took place in Clontarf, Dublin 3. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe thefts took place on the morning of Sunday 16 July 2023. (garda.ie)
  • whenGardaí were alerted to an incident on the Malahide Road shortly before 2am. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí observed a man in his 20s with items believed to have been stolen. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe man tried to flee and was apprehended a short distance away. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin. (garda.ie)
  • investigationA large number of stolen items were recovered, including five bicycles, a power washer, a chainsaw, a leaf blower and various tools. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man has since been charged. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday 17 July 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jul2023
    Chargedgarda.ie, first report
    Court Appearance: Incidents of Theft, Clontarf, Dublin 3, 16th July 2023

    Garda press release on a single incident of thefts in Clontarf; the man was arrested, charged and due in court on 17 July 2023.

    accused, 20s, male