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man arrested
Shop workers threatened with knife in Saturday night robbery
Gardaí have recovered the weapon and a sum of cash.
Updated at 2pm
GARDAÍ HAVE CHARGED a man (42) in connection with a robbery that occurred at Cloontuskert, County Roscommon on Saturday evening.
A man entered a shop in Cloontuskert, Roscommon at approximately 8.10pm and threatened two members of staff with a knife.
He left in a grey-coloured car with a small amount of cash.
No injuries were reported and the scene was preserved for technical examination.
Gardaí successfully stopped the car close to Longford a short time later and arrested the male driver, who was sole occupant. He was detained at Longford Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
An amount of cash and a knife were recovered by gardaí.
The man has been charged and remains in Garda custody. He appeared before a special sitting of Roscommon District Court yesterday evening.
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