Shortly before 10.20pm on the 21/1/09, a call was received to Coolock Garda Station reporting that 2 men were sitting in a car outside a house in the Clonshaugh area, Coolock.
Shortly before 10.20pm last night a call was received to Coolock Garda Station reporting that 2 men were sitting in a car outside a house in the Clonshaugh area.
The uniformed patrol car manned by 2 unarmed and uniformed Gardaí went immediately to the scene.
On arrival they saw a silver coloured Audi A5 which they approached. This car then rammed the patrol car.
The Garda driver managed to block this car and both Gardaí got out of the patrol car and smashed the driver and passenger windows of the Audi. At this stage they saw a firearm inside the car.
They tackled the occupants and arrested one of them, an 18 year old male.
As the other occupant was tackled he managed to break free and he fled into a back garden close to the scene. He had been wearing a balaclava that was removed in the struggle.
At this stage additional Garda personnel from Coolock and the local Crime Task Force (both uniformed and plain clothes) arrived at the scene and the area was cordoned off.
A short time later the other person a 22 year old man was arrested after he broke into an occupied house.
Both men are currently detained at Coolock Garda Station under section 30 of The Offences Against The State Act.
The scene and car at Clonshaugh are preserved pending a forensic examination.
A loaded revolver was recovered in the car.
There is no further information available at this time.
Garda Press Office
8.20hrs, 22 January 2009.
Ref: 81/'09.
