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08/05/2014
Two Arrested Over Taxi Hijack
Gardaí in Dublin have arrested two men in connection with the early morning hijacking of a taxi.
According to garda, at about 02:20am a taxi picked up two men in Castlerock and drove a short distance, before the men asked the driver to stop and ordered him out. They then drove away with the vehicle.
The taxi was stopped around an hour later and the two men, aged 28 and 30, were arrested. Garda also recovered a knife at the scene.
Garda say that the investigation is ongoing.
(MH)
According to garda, at about 02:20am a taxi picked up two men in Castlerock and drove a short distance, before the men asked the driver to stop and ordered him out. They then drove away with the vehicle.
The taxi was stopped around an hour later and the two men, aged 28 and 30, were arrested. Garda also recovered a knife at the scene.
Garda say that the investigation is ongoing.
(MH)
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