Two teens have been arrested by Gardai after a duo stormed a Dublin service station armed with a knife and an imitation firearm late last night.
One girl and one boy were quizzed by officers about the robbery of the service station on Parnell Road in Crumlin at around 8:30pm on Sunday.
It is understood that two people entered the premises and produced an imitation firearm and a hammer and threatened staff members, taking a small amount of cash and items.
They fled the scene on foot but Gardai were alerted by the shop's panic alarm and arrested the pair a short distance from the store where the stolen goods were recovered.
Both were quizzed at Crumlin Garda Station with the teen boy charged and the girl released pending referral to the Youth Diversion Programme.
A Garda spokesman said: "Gardaí have arrested a male in his teens and a female in her teens in connection with the robbery of a service station on Parnell Road in Crumlin last night, 10th January.
"At approximately 8:30pm, the man and woman entered the premises and produced an imitation firearm and a hammer and threatened staff members.
"They took a small amount of cash and items from the service station and fled the scene on foot.
"Gardaí responded to the activation of a panic alarm and attended the scene.
"The man and woman were arrested a short distance from the premises and the stolen cash and property was recovered."
He added: "They were both taken to Crumlin Garda Station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
"The male has been charged and is scheduled to appear in CCJ and the female has been released pending referral to the Youth Diversion Programme."
