Ireland Case No. 30212Possession of weapons (knives, asp) under the Offensive Weapons Act · Co. Dublin · 3 Sep 2021
Three men charged with weapons possession in Dublin City
Gardaí stopped and searched a car on Bachelors Walk in Dublin City shortly after 7pm on Friday 3 September 2021 and seized knives and an asp. Three male occupants, two in their 30s and one in his 40s, were arrested and taken to Crumlin Garda Station. Reports describe them as charged under the Offensive Weapons Act, and they were released on bail. Their latest development is that they are to appear before the courts in the coming weeks.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Charged3 Sep
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- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- Where
- The car was stopped and searched on Bachelors Walk in Dublin City.
- When
- The incident occurred shortly after 7pm on Friday 3 September 2021.
- Cause
- The car was stopped and searched as part of routine anti-crime policing activities.
- Investigation
- Gardaí from Crumlin Station stopped and searched the car.
- The three men were taken to Crumlin Garda Station.
- Weapon
- Gardaí seized a number of knives and other weapons, including an asp, from the car.
- What happened
- The three male occupants of the car, two in their 30s and one in his 40s, were arrested.
- Charges
- Reports describe the three men as charged under the Offensive Weapons Act, while other reports say they are set to face such charges.
- Other details
- The three men were released on bail.
- Dublin Live published reports of the incident on 3 and 4 September 2021, citing a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána.
- In court
- The three men are to appear before the courts in the coming weeks.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA number of knives and other weapons including an asp were seized from the car (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThree male occupants of the car were arrested, two in their 30s and one in his 40s. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe car was stopped and searched on Bachelors Walk, Dublin City (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred on Bachelors Walk in Dublin City. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly after 7pm on Friday, 3 September 2021 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe car was stopped shortly after 7pm on Friday 3 September 2021. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe three men were arrested and taken to Crumlin Garda Station (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe car was stopped and searched as part of routine anti-crime policing activities. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí from Crumlin Station conducted the stop. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe three men were taken to Crumlin Garda Station. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeAll three men face charges under the Offensive Weapons Act (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeAll three men are set to face charges under the Offensive Weapons Act. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe three men are to appear before the courts in the coming weeks (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe three men have been released on bail to appear before the courts in the coming weeks. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe car was stopped as part of routine anti-crime policing activities (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe three men were released on bail (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Sep2021WATCH Dublin gardai arrest three men after seizing number of weapons from car
Initial report of the arrest and seizure of weapons from a car stopped on Bachelors Walk; all three men released on bail pending court appearance.
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Original report of the arrest and charging of three men over weapons seized from a car on Bachelors Walk.
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