Robbery of service station and arrests Parnell Road, Crumlin

Padraig Conlon 11 Jan 2021

Gardaí have arrested a male and a female in their teens in connection with the robbery of a service station on Parnell Road in Crumlin last night.

At approximately 8:30pm, the man and woman entered the premises and produced an imitation firearm and a hammer and threatened staff members.

They took a small amount of cash and items from the service station and fled the scene on foot.

Gardaí responded to the activation of a panic alarm and attended the scene.

The man and woman were arrested a short distance from the premises and the stolen cash and property was recovered.

They were both taken to Crumlin Garda Station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

The male has been charged and is scheduled to appear in CCJ this morning at 10:30am and the female has been released pending referral to the Youth Diversion Programme.

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