Bank Robbery on Camden Street

DrumSteve

Just seen this pop up on twitter... anyone know what happened? Apparently the ulster bank got it.

Gavin "shels"

Can't hear any sirens or helicopter, or haven't since 10.50.


EDIT: Here's the copter.

DrumSteve

Apparently there were gunshots

Quentinkrisp

Wow. didn't think that people robed banks these days, what with all those stringent security measures and stuff :P

Gavin "shels"

Taken from Twitter

Bank robbery in Ulster Bank, Camden St just now. Witnessed by gf. 2 guys ran out. Gunshot heard. Cops screaming around now.

Helicopter still about, and just heard a good few sirens. Weird place to rob a bank imo.

DrumSteve

Gavin shels wrote: »

Taken from Twitter


Helicopter still about, and just heard a good few sirens. Weird place to rob a bank imo.

Seen that on the same twitter a/c earlier...

Bit mad robbing a bank now what with all the security measures

Gavin "shels"

DrumSteve wrote: »

Seen that on the same twitter a/c earlier...

Bit mad robbing a bank now what with all the security measures

Bit mad robbing a bank that is basically in the centre of an arse load of garda stations, Kevin St, Harcourt Tce, Pearse St, Rathmines, Donnybrook, literally every angle covered.

enda1

Gavin shels wrote: »

Bit mad robbing a bank that is basically in the centre of an arse load of garda stations, Kevin St, Harcourt Tce, Pearse St, Rathmines, Donnybrook, literally every angle covered.

I seem to remember the BoI there getting robbed not so long ago. Must be something to do with the "relatively" wide straight road leading to a quick get-away.

califano

What are all these security measures you speak of?.

bullpost

IMF,ECB etc.

They hold all the money now so banks don't have it to rob anymore.

rounders123 wrote: »

What are all these security measures you speak of?.

Quentinkrisp

rounders123 wrote: »

What are all these security measures you speak of?.

Alarms, double doors, time delay entrances, exploding dye packs, security screens on the counters, cctv, security guards, panic buttons connected to the nearest garda station, you name it!

califano

Quentinkrisp wrote: »

Alarms, double doors, time delay entrances, exploding dye packs, security screens on the counters, cctv, security guards, panic buttons connected to the nearest garda station, you name it!

Fair enough. Im skeptical on whether they actually use the double doors in Ireland. This kinda threatens the lives of customers inside when you have a boxed in armed robber in the house amongst the customers.
I dont know of any cases here where double doors in a bank was used that helped catch an armed robber. You see it used in bookies in the uk though.

Sofa King Great

Any news reports yet?

admiralofthefleet

Gavin shels wrote: »

Bit mad robbing a bank that is basically in the centre of an arse load of garda stations, Kevin St, Harcourt Tce, Pearse St, Rathmines, Donnybrook, literally every angle covered.

what are you planning:pac:

Dyr

I wish i could rob a bank

Danbo!

rounders123 wrote: »

Fair enough. Im skeptical on whether they actually use the double doors in Ireland. This kinda threatens the lives of customers inside when you have a boxed in armed robber in the house amongst the customers.
I dont know of any cases here where double doors in a bank was used that helped catch an armed robber. You see it used in bookies in the uk though.

The thief gets caught in between the 2 doors so isnt boxed in with customers. I've seen it used in a few AIB branches (templeogue, Baggot Street)

The reason you never hear of robbers getting caught in these double doors is because you'd have to be particularly stupid to rob a bank with them.

dubtom

It's a sad day when twitter knows about a bank robbery before the cops do:(

Dyr

shoulda used the #999 hashtag loike

drdeadlift

didnt seem like too much of a fuss went on,2 cop cars didn't see a helicopter.
I heard what sounded like a shotgun but i never heard a shotgun before so???

Sofa King Great

Could have been the dye pack going off rather than a gun shot

AnonoBoy

Odd that there's nothing about it on BreakingNews.ie yet - that tweet went out about 3 hours ago.

califano

Danbo! wrote: »

The thief gets caught in between the 2 doors so isnt boxed in with customers. I've seen it used in a few AIB branches (templeogue, Baggot Street)

The reason you never hear of robbers getting caught in these double doors is because you'd have to be particularly stupid to rob a bank with them.

Oh right, forgot about that!

kellsred

The Ulster Bank on Camden St. doesn't have double doors

Dancor

kellsred wrote: »

The Ulster Bank on Camden St. doesn't have double doors

You seem to know an awful lot about this crime, was it you?

kellsred

Dancor wrote: »

You seem to know an awful lot about this crime, was it you?

I've said too much...


On an entirely unrelated point, anyone know how to get industrial blue dye off materials?

AnonoBoy

Still nothing about this on any news site.

Did it actually happen?


[edit] Re-edit - apparently it did. But for some reason news sites ignored it until hours and hours and hours later. [/edit]

nearyj

I heard the electricity was cut on camden st. Tesco had to close. Gf just told me now. When I googled "ulster bank robbery Camden st", boards.ie was top of the results ,followed by a report on the robbery by the Belfast telegraph. The 3rd news source was the corkman. Rte and breaking news aren't covering it.

Corkman.ie
"Two men are being questioned over a bank robbery in Dublin.
Raiders entered the Ulster Bank in Camden Street at about 11.30am on Thursday and threatened staff to hand over money. They fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a 07 D-registered Ford Fiesta, which was later found abandoned near Portobello Bridge."

Edit: just as I was about to post rte just released the story on their site. Better late then never.

wyndham

nearyj wrote: »

"Two men are being questioned over a bank robbery in Dublin.
Raiders entered the Ulster Bank in Camden Street at about 11.30am on Thursday and threatened staff to hand over money. They fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a 07 D-registered Ford Fiesta, which was later found abandoned near Portobello Bridge."

Didn't get very far!

Dyr

Methinks RTE have jumped the gun and left themselves open to a libel case if these lads are'nt convicted:

"The men both aged 41 were arrested in the Rialto and Basin Street areas of Dublin.
Both men entered the bank and threatened staff to hand over cash and drove away in an 07D Ford Fiesta car.

The car was found abandoned near Portobello Bridge a short time later.
Investigations are continuing, to date no money has been recovered.
The men are being held at Harcourt Terrace and Kevin Street Garda Stations."

athtrasna

It's pretty much the same as http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-appeal-for-witnesses-to-dublin-bank-robbery-488330.html is saying at the moment.

Sofa King Great

Bambi wrote: »

Methinks RTE have jumped the gun and left themselves open to a libel case if these lads are'nt convicted:

"The men both aged 41 were arrested in the Rialto and Basin Street areas of Dublin.
Both men entered the bank and threatened staff to hand over cash and drove away in an 07D Ford Fiesta car.

The car was found abandoned near Portobello Bridge a short time later.
Investigations are continuing, to date no money has been recovered.
The men are being held at Harcourt Terrace and Kevin Street Garda Stations."

How? No names mentioned?