Gardaí appeal for witnesses to cash robbery in Dublin
Any witnesses or passers-by with dashcam footage of the robbery are asked to contact gardaí
GARDAÍ are investigating a cash in transit robbery that occurred in Dublin 8 this morning, Friday, December 22 at approximately 6.15am.
A man, armed with a hammer, approached security employees at a cash machine in Cornmarket, in the Liberties area of Dublin city, demanding the contents of the cash box which was being transported.
The man then took the cash box and fled the scene. Gardaí subsequently located the man and arrested him nearby and all the cash was recovered.
The man (30s) is currently being detained at a garda station in Dublin under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
No injuries were reported during the course of this incident.
Investigations are ongoing, and gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on Cornmarket between 6am and 7am are asked to make this footage available to gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Kevin Street garda station on 01 666 9400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.