Gardaí in Santry investigating the robbery of a taxi man in Woodlawn Estate, Santry, Dublin 9 late on Thursday night 7th March, 2019 have arrested two men.
The male taxi driver (mid 70s) picked up a fare on O'Connell Street and brought the two men to Woodlawn Estate where they assaulted and robbed the man. They demanded cash and threatened him before leaving the scene with his car keys, mobile phone and a sum of money.
A follow up search took place and the two men (21 years & 18 years) were arrested a short distance from the scene. They were taken to Ballymun Garda station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, and have since been charged and will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday morning, 11th March, 2019.
During the course of the search the Garda Dog Unit assisted local Gardaí and Garda Dog Sheeka recovered the car keys of the taxi in a flower pot on Woodlawn Avenue.
A photograph of Garda Dog Sheeka is available by email to pressoffice@garda.ie
