Five young men arrested after colliding with garda patrol car in Dublin
Five men have been arrested after colliding with a marked patrol car in Dublin.The arrests took place following a managed containment operation on the N3 Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, this Tuesday morning. At approximately 4am, Gardaí on patrol from Blanchardstown Community Engagement Area observed a car driving dangerously and a managed containment operation commenced."During the course of this operation the offending vehicle collided with a marked patrol car. The car then came to a stop when it collided with the edge railing of the N3."Five males fled the vehicle and were subsequently arrested on the roadside," said a Garda spokesperson, No injuries have been reported as a result of these collisions."It was subsequently established that the vehicle had been taken a short time earlier during the course of a burglary in the Blanchardstown area," they added. All men, aged in their teens and early 20s, were taken to Garda Stations in the DMR West where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.Three of these males have since been released and a file will be prepared for the DPP. Two of them remain in custody.Investigations are ongoing, said the spokesperson.
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