Armed gardaí involved in hunt for suspect after taxi driver robbed at knifepoint
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Poppintree area of Dublin
Armed gardaí were involved in an operation to hunt down a suspect after a taxi driver was threatened with a knife during a robbery in Dublin.
Gardaí in Ballymun say they have arrested a man in his 20s following the robbery of a taxi driver on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
In a statement, they said: "Shortly after 1:30am, Gardaí received a report that a taxi driver had been threatened at knifepoint by a passenger in his car in the Poppintree area.
"A sum of cash was stolen, and the suspect fled on foot. The driver, a man in his 40s, was not physically harmed.
"In a follow-up operation by local uniformed Gardaí, supported by the Armed Support Unit (ASU), a man in his 20s was arrested at a residence in the Ballymun area.
"He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region.
"Investigations are ongoing."