Armed robbery in Killiney

Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s following an armed robbery in Killiney on the 13th of December 2013. A firearm was recovered. The lone gunman entered a building society at Killiney Shopping Centre at 12:00. He threatened staff with a handgun before leaving the scene on foot with a sum of cash. A member of the Garda Traffic Corps arrested the man near the scene of the crime. The handgun and cash were recovered. No shots were fired during the incident.

The man is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939, at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station.