Gardaí arrest young people caught driving stolen car after land and air search

Gardaí have arrested three juveniles caught driving a stolen car. 

According to Gardaí, officers in Tallaght responded to reports yesterday morning (August 1) of a car driving dangerously in the area. 

The driver refused to stop for Gardaí and both they and their passengers later abandoned the car, which had been stolen in Wicklow overnight. 

A search operation ensued involving Gardaí from Tallaght, the Dublin South Roads Policing Unit, the Garda Air Support Unit and both Crumlin and Tallaght Drug Units.

The three juveniles were arrested and are being detained for questioning.