Waterford gardai thank members of the public following 'extremely frightening incident'

Gardai in County Waterford have thanked members of the public for their assistance following an 'extremely frightening incident' earlier this week.

On Monday, a lone male armed with a knife entered Cappoquin Credit Union and threatened staff and customers before making off with a large sum of money.

"This was an extremely frightening incident for the staff and customers involved," said a gardai spokesperson following the incident.

Gardaí subsequently arrested a male, aged in his 50s, on suspicion of robbery and he has since been charged and is now before the court.

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Posting an update on social media, gardai thanked those who assisted the garda investigation following their earlier appeal.

"An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public and especially the wonderful people of Cappoquin who came forward and assisted us in making a speedy arrest in this serious crime."

Investigations into Monday's incident are ongoing and gardai are appealing to any one who witnessed what happened to contact them at Dungarvan garda station.