Ireland Teenager arrested over botched armed robbery at Longford town shop
On Sunday 4 June 2023 at about 11:10am, a masked male raider entered a shop on Dublin Street in Longford Town and allegedly threatened staff with a knife while demanding money, then fled on foot empty-handed and later on a bicycle. Gardaí arrested a teenage male, whose age and name were not given, in connection with the robbery on a Sunday and held him overnight for questioning. Gardaí released him from custody the following day, and the Longford Leader and Offaly Express reported the arrest on 14 June 2023. A file is to be compiled for the Youth Diversion Programme, and the teenager was released pending referral to it.
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- Arrested14 Jun
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- Verdict
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A masked male raider entered a shop in Longford town and allegedly threatened staff while demanding money.
- The raider is understood to have fled the shop on foot, empty-handed, and then on a bicycle.
- Where
- The robbery took place on Dublin Street in Longford Town.
- When
- The robbery occurred at about 11:10am on Sunday 4 June 2023.
- Weapon
- The raider allegedly threatened staff with a knife after making a demand for money.
- Investigation
- Detectives arrested a teenage male, whose age and name were not given, on a Sunday, and held him overnight for questioning.
- Gardaí released the teenager from custody the following day.
- Other details
- A file will be compiled for the Youth Diversion Programme, and the teenager was released pending referral to it.
- The teenager is believed to be from outside Longford but to live locally.
- The Longford Leader and Offaly Express reported the arrest on 14 June 2023 with the same account of events.
18 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arrested a teenager in connection with a botched armed robbery at a shop in Longford town. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatA masked male raider entered the retail outlet. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe man fled the store on foot empty-handed and then on a bicycle. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested a teenager over a botched armed robbery at a shop in Longford town. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA masked male raider entered the shop and allegedly threatened staff with a knife while demanding money. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe raider is understood to have fled the shop on foot, empty-handed, and then on a bicycle. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe robbery took place on Dublin Street in Longford Town. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe robbery happened on Dublin Street in Longford Town. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe robbery occurred at about 11:10am on Sunday 4 June 2023. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe robbery happened at about 11:10am on Sunday 4 June 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
- weaponThe raider allegedly threatened staff with a knife after making a demand for money. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationDetectives arrested the juvenile on Sunday. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe teenager was held overnight for questioning. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí released the teenager from custody the following day. (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationDetectives arrested the juvenile on the Sunday and held him overnight for questioning. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherA file will be compiled for the Youth Diversion Programme. (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe teenager was released pending referral to the Youth Diversion Programme. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe teenager is believed to be from outside Longford but to live locally. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Jun2023Gardaí arrest teenager over botched armed robbery in the Midlands
Reports the arrest of a teenager, his overnight detention, his release the following day, and that a file will go to the Youth Diversion Programme. Describes the robbery: a masked raider threatened staff with a knife and fled on a bicycle.
suspect, male - 14 Jun2023EXCLUSIVE: Gardaí arrest teenager over botched Longford armed robbery
Adds that the masked raider allegedly threatened staff with a knife after demanding money, that he fled on a bicycle, that the incident was at about 11:10am, and that a file will be compiled for the Youth Diversion Programme.
suspect, teens, male