Ireland Man charged over taxi driver robberies in Cork City
Three male taxi drivers, in their 60s and 70s, were threatened at knife point by a male passenger in separate incidents in Cork City on 6, 12 and 13 October 2021. Cash was stolen in the first robbery, cash and a mobile phone in the second, and no property was taken in the third. A man in his 30s was arrested by Gardaí in Mayfield, Cork on 16 October 2021 and detained at Mayfield Garda Station. He has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork District Court on 18 October 2021.
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- Arrested1 Oct
- Charged1 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Three male taxi drivers in their 60s and 70s were threatened at knife point by a male passenger in separate incidents in Cork City.
- Cash was stolen in the first robbery, cash and a mobile phone in the second, and no property was taken in the third.
- The suspect is a man in his 30s.
- Where
- The incidents took place at Spring Lane, Blackpool; Thomas Davis Street; and the Mayfield area, Cork City.
- When
- The robberies occurred on 6, 12 and 13 October 2021.
- Investigation
- The man was arrested by Gardaí in Mayfield, Cork on 16 October 2021 and detained at Mayfield Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
- Charges
- He has been charged in relation to the investigation.
- In court
- He is due to appear before Cork District Court on 18 October 2021 at 10.30am.
- Other details
- None of the drivers were physically injured in any of the incidents.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe suspect is a man in his 30s (garda.ie)
- whatThe arrest followed a number of robberies from taxi drivers (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested by Gardaí at Mayfield following robberies from taxi drivers in Cork City (garda.ie)
- whatA sum of cash was stolen in the first robbery (garda.ie)
- whatA sum of cash and a mobile phone were stolen in the second robbery (garda.ie)
- whatNo property was taken in the third incident (garda.ie)
- whereHe was arrested by Gardaí in Mayfield, Cork (garda.ie)
- whereThe first robbery took place at Spring Lane, Blackpool (garda.ie)
- whereThe second robbery took place on Thomas Davis Street (garda.ie)
- whereThe third incident took place in the Mayfield area (garda.ie)
- whenThe arrest took place on Saturday 16 October 2021 (garda.ie)
- whenThe first robbery occurred on 6 October 2021 (garda.ie)
- whenThe second robbery occurred on 12 October 2021 (garda.ie)
- whenThe third incident occurred on 13 October 2021 (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe suspect was arrested on Saturday 16 October 2021 in Cork City (garda.ie)
- investigationThe suspect is being detained at Mayfield Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (garda.ie)
- investigationEnquiries are ongoing (garda.ie)
- chargeHe has been charged in relation to the investigation (garda.ie)
- courtHe is due to appear before Cork District Court on 18 October 2021 at 10.30am (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Oct2021Man Arrested - Robberies from Taxi Drivers in Cork City - October 2021
Garda press release announcing the arrest of a man in his 30s following three separate knife-point robberies from taxi drivers in Cork City; he is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Mayfield Garda Station.
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Confirms the man has been charged and provides his court appearance date of 18 October 2021 at Cork District Court.
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