A car chase which began in Kildare ended with two teenage boys being arrested in Blanchardstown Retail Park.
The gardai began a "containment operation" after a car refused to stop in Kildare. The garda helicopter was also deployed in the car chase.
A number of dangerous driving incidents are alleged to have taken place during the chase. The car eventually stopped in Blanchardstown Retail Park where the suspects were arrested by gardai.
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The two boys in their late teens have been charged and appeared before the Children's District Court this morning. A garda spokesman said: "Gardai are investigating a number of alleged dangerous driving incidents that occurred on the afternoon of Sunday 22nd January 2023 in counties Kildare and Dublin.
"After a vehicle failed to stop for Gardaí in the Kildare Division, Gardaí commenced a managed containment operation assisted by the Garda Air Support Unit. The containment operation concluded in the Blanchardstown Retail Park area of Dublin 15 shortly after 3pm."
The garda spokesman said the suspects were arrested a "short distance" away from the car which had been abandoned in the Retail Park. He added: "No injuries were reported during the course of this incident.
"The arrested persons, two male youths in their late teens, were taken to Blanchardstown Garda Station and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. They have both since been charged and appeared before the Children’s District Court in Smithfield this morning Monday 23rd January 2023.
"Investigations are ongoing," the spokesman added.
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