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09/06/2010
Garda Thwarts Post Office Raid
An alert off duty police officer quick reaction has led to two men in their mid 20s being arrested following an armed robbery at a Co Kildare post office.
It happened at Prosperous Post Office this morning with men entering the post office at approximately 9.35am armed with what is believed to have been a sledgehammer and a knife.
A small amount of cash was taken and no one was injured and the men made their escape in a car in the direction of Naas.
As the result of a follow-up operation involving an off-duty member of An Garda Síochána, local officers from Clondalkin and the Garda Air Support both men were arrested on the M7 near Clondalkin.
The two men are currently detained at Naas Garda Station under Section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 and investigations are ongoing.
(BMcC/GK)
It happened at Prosperous Post Office this morning with men entering the post office at approximately 9.35am armed with what is believed to have been a sledgehammer and a knife.
A small amount of cash was taken and no one was injured and the men made their escape in a car in the direction of Naas.
As the result of a follow-up operation involving an off-duty member of An Garda Síochána, local officers from Clondalkin and the Garda Air Support both men were arrested on the M7 near Clondalkin.
The two men are currently detained at Naas Garda Station under Section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 and investigations are ongoing.
(BMcC/GK)
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