Cash In Transit Attempted Robbery at Cloghran, Dublin on the 24/10/18

Gardaí at Santry Garda Station are investigating a attempted robbery of a cash in transit security van outside a Bank in Cloghran, Co. Dublin on Wednesday 24th October 2018.

The security driver was making his rounds in North County Dublin on that Wednesday morning. At around 10am a silver Citroen Berlingo people carrier van registration number 04D28266 parked outside the van. There was up to three men in the car. At approximately 11.45am the cash in transit van pulled up outside the bank and reversed close to the front door.

As the security Guard was making a delivery to the bank, one man got out of the rear passenger door and only one ran towards the driver. One of the men was armed with a crowbar and warned the driver not to get back into the van. The driver quickly moved back into the van and secured the door.

The suspect ran back towards the Citroen Berlingo empty handed. The car drove through the grounds of a Golf driving range towards a gate on Old Stockhole Lane. The suspects set the Citroen car alight before fleeing. A small silver car was observed in the area around the same time.

Appeal:

• The silver Citroen Berlingo car was purchased on Tuesday 16th October 2018. Gardaí are appealing to anyone with information on the whereabouts of this car between this date and the day of the incident
• After the attempted robbery the Citroen Berlingo van drove through the Halfpenny Golf Range which is located beside the Bank. The suspects abandoned the car near a gate that leads onto Stockhole lane. Gardaí are appealing to anyone in the area at this time and who may have seen the suspects
• A small silver car was observed in Stockhole Lane at around 11.45am, Gardaí are appealing to the driver of this car or its occupants
• Anyone using the Golf Driving range that morning and who may have seen the Citroen Berlingo to come forward. 

Gardaí at Santry Garda Station are investigating tel:  (01) 666 4000