13/04/2016

Two Men Arrested Following Burglary In Lurcan

Two men have been arrested in connection with a burglary in Lurcan in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Gardaí were alerted to a burglary at the Weston housing estate at about 4am.

Two cars drove from the scene towards Celbridge Village and came to a stop after crashing and entering the River Liffey at Celbridge Bridge.

Two male juveniles were arrested at the scene and are currently being detained at Lucan Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

There were no reports of any injuries.

(MH/JP)

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