Three arrested after Garda pursuit of stolen car in Dublin

Three people were arrested after a Garda pursuit of a stolen car in Dublin on Sunday, October 18, as officers investigated burglaries and criminal damage in North Dublin. Gardaí said the arrests were made after a vehicle failed to stop on Naul Road near Dublin Airport and came to a stop on the M50 near Clondalkin. According to a Garda spokesperson, those arrested were two men in their 20s and a juvenile in his mid-teens. They were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Garda stations in north Dublin. Investigations are ongoing. Gardaí said the vehicle was a Volkswagen Golf reported stolen during a recent burglary in the Santry area. It was recovered and taken for technical examination. No injuries were reported, the spokesperson said. The pursuit began shortly after 7 p.m., while Gardaí were on mobile patrol as part of investigations into burglaries and criminal damage in North Dublin. A coordinated response involving local and divisional Garda units was launched, including the Armed Support Unit and Air Support, according to the Garda account. The arrest total and the pursuit’s ending location differ in another account based on unnamed sources, which...