Ireland Three arrested after loaded sawn-off shotgun seized in Kimmage, Dublin
At approximately 12:45am on 29 August 2024, Gardaí on patrol in the Crumlin district observed a car that drove off when it saw them, and the vehicle later cut out on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage, Dublin. A loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized from the car, and all three occupants were arrested at the scene: a woman in her 30s and two men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s. The firearm and the vehicle were both seized. All three are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Garda stations in the Dublin Region, and investigations are ongoing.
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- Arrested29 Aug
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí on patrol in the Crumlin district observed a car at around 12:45am that drove off when it saw them, and the car cut out on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage.
- Three people were arrested at the scene: a woman in her 30s and two men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s.
- Where
- The incident occurred on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage, in the Crumlin district, Dublin.
- When
- The incident occurred at approximately 12:45am on 29 August 2024.
- Weapon
- A loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized from the vehicle.
- Investigation
- All three are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Garda stations in the Dublin Region, and investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- The firearm and the vehicle were both seized.
41 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThree people were arrested. (extra.ie)
- whatA firearm was seized. (extra.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested three people and seized a firearm in the early hours of Thursday 29 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí on patrol in Crumlin saw a car that drove off when it saw them. (garda.ie)
- whatA woman in her 30s and two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested at the scene. (garda.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested three people and seized a firearm in Dublin in the early hours of 29 August 2024. (thejournal.ie)
- whatGardaí seized a sawn-off shotgun and arrested a woman and two men. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe car drove off when it saw Gardaí and then cut out on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested three people with a sawn-off shotgun in a car. (extra.ie)
- whereThe car cut out on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage. (garda.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whereGardaí on patrol in the Crumlin area saw a car at around 12.45am. (rte.ie)
- whereThe car cut out on Kilfenora Road in Kimmage. (rte.ie)
- whereGardaí from Crumlin garda station were on patrol in the district. (thejournal.ie)
- whereGardaí were on patrol in the Crumlin district. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe car was on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereOfficers were on patrol in the Crumlin district when they observed the car (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at about 12.45am. (garda.ie)
- whenThe arrests followed a firearm seizure in the early hours of 29 August 2024. (rte.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at around 12.45am. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at approximately 12:45am on 29 August 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 12.45am on 29 August 2024 (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponA loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized. (garda.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- weaponThe weapon was a loaded sawn-off shotgun. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponA loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized from the vehicle (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAll three are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at Garda stations in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, rte.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAll three people in the vehicle were arrested. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationAll three people were detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Garda stations in the Dublin Region. (thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the seizure and arrests are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe firearm and vehicle were both seized (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeAll three persons are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe firearm and the vehicle were both seized. (garda.ie, thejournal.ie)
- otherThe car was driven away after gardaí saw it. (rte.ie)
- otherAll three people in the car were arrested: a woman in her 30s and two men in their 20s and 30s. (rte.ie)
- otherThe vehicle was also seized. (rte.ie)
- otherAll three are being held at garda stations in Dublin. (rte.ie)
- otherGardaí observed a car that drove off when they saw them. (thejournal.ie)
- otherGardaí observed a car that drove off when it saw them. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe firearm and the vehicle were seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman was in her 30s, one man was in his 20s and the other man was in his 30s. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Aug2024Gardaí arrest three people with sawn off shotgun in car - Extra.ie
Only the headline gives details. The body is unrendered template markup with no report text, and the published date is 2024-08-30.
suspectsuspectsuspect - 29 Aug2024Three arrested after loaded shotgun found in car in Dublin
Initial arrest report: three people detained after a loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized from a car in Kimmage, Dublin, following a patrol stop in the Crumlin district.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Gardai seize loaded sawn-off shotgun in vehicle as three arrested
Original report of the seizure of a loaded sawn-off shotgun and the arrest of a woman and two men in Crumlin, with the car and firearm seized. The three people are not named. No existing case matches this incident.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Three arrested and firearm seized by gardaí on patrol in Crumlin
First report of this incident: three arrests and seizure of a loaded sawn-off shotgun and a car after gardaí on patrol in Crumlin saw a car drive off. No existing case matches.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Three people arrested after firearm seized in Dublin
Gives the specific location (Kilfenora Road, Kimmage), the arrest time, the weapon type and the age and sex breakdown of the three people arrested.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Seizure of Firearm and Arrests, Crumlin, Dublin 12. 29th August, 2024.
Official Garda press release giving the first account of the arrests and the seizure of a loaded sawn-off shotgun at Kilfenora Road, Kimmage. It gives no names and no charges.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Three arrested in Dublin following seizure of firearm
Only the headline is available, and the article body is missing. It matches case 16199 by reporting three arrests and a firearm seizure in Dublin.
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