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Man charged with impersonating Garda and hijacking jeep from elderly driver
A second man was released.
A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with a carjacking and robbery in Monaghan.
At around 4.45pm yesterday an elderly man was stopped in his jeep at Creeve, near Scotch Corner in Monaghan. A man, impersonating a garda, then proceeded to rob the driver of his wallet and left the scene in the car.
A manhunt was launched by Monaghan gardaí and the jeep was later located in Castleshane. A man in his 50s was arrested.
A second man, aged in his 40s, was also arrested in Castleblaney.
The 42-year-old will now appear before a special sitting of Cavan District Court at 8pm tonight.
The other man was released yesterday evening and a file is being prepared.
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