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City centre arrest

  • 08-06-2012 4:20pm
    #1
    lasno
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    From Live 95fm

    FIREARM RECOVERED DURING DRAMATIC CITY ARREST
    08 June 2012

    A firearm has been recovered during a dramatic arrest in Limerick City Centre this afternoon.

    Armed gardai stopped a car and took the driver into custody on O'Connell Street in the past hour.

    Live 95FM's Eric Clarke reports...


    ****

    Eyewitnesses say two of the specially equipped Regional Support Unit vehicles and another garda patrol car blocked in a vehicle just outside the old County Council offices on O'Connell Street around 12 o'clock.

    Armed members of the RSU then arrested an male occupant of the vehicle at gunpoint.

    He was thrown onto the road and handcuffed before being taken to Roxboro Garda Station.

    The 25 year old man from Cork and is being detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

    Gardai also recovered a firearm and a quantity of ammunition.

    No shots were fired during the arrest.

    The operation was part of ongoing investigations into serious criminal activity in Limerick.


Comments

  • #2
    Insect Overlord
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    Any comment yourself, or just the copy & paste?


  • #3
    lasno
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    The news item says it all. Is a comment obligatory?


  • #4
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    lasno wrote: »
    The news item says it all. Is a comment obligatory?

    Considering this is a discussion forum, then an expectation of a comment should be implied...


  • #5
    Raiser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,929 ✭✭✭Raiser


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Any comment yourself, or just the copy & paste?
    lasno wrote: »
    The news item says it all. Is a comment obligatory?
    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Considering this is a discussion forum, then an expectation of a comment should be implied...

    Hadn't heard of this until just now. On here. Certainly served a purpose.....

    - Don't think the above reads particularly well????

    No other comment for now.


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