Hardworking gardai caught an armed man with cash on him in a stolen car just minutes after he threatened staff and fled the scene of a Dublin robbery with money.
The young man, in his late 20s, was arrested in relation to the robbery of a petrol station in Clondalkin on Tuesday afternoon.
At around 4pm, the man entered the shop and used a screwdriver to threaten staff, demanding that they empty out the shop till.
He fled the scene with a sum of money in a car which was later discovered just a short distance away by Gardai.
The vehicle - which was later found out to be stolen - was seized and the cash and weapon recovered as the man was arrested.
Thankfully, nobody in the shop was injured during the horrific ordeal.
A Garda spokesman told Dublin Live: "Gardaí have arrested one man, aged in his late 20s, in relation to a robbery of a petrol station that occurred in Clondalkin, yesterday afternoon.
"At approximately 4pm, the man entered the shop armed with a screwdriver. He threatened staff and demanded the contents of the till. He left the scene with a sum of money in a car. No persons were injured.
"Gardaí searched the area after obtaining a description of the man and he was arrested a short distance away. The vehicle was seized, which was a stolen car and the cash and weapon from the robbery recovered."
He added: "The man was taken to Clondalkin Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
"He remains in custody and investigations are ongoing."
