Five men arrested after colliding with garda patrol car in Dublin

Five men fled the vehicle and were subsequently arrested on the roadside.
Five men arrested after colliding with garda patrol car in Dublin

Five men have been arrested after colliding with a garda patrol car during a high-speed chase on the N3 Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin.

At approximately 4:00 am on Tuesday morning, gardaí on patrol from Blanchardstown Community Engagement Area observed a car driving dangerously and a managed containment operation commenced.

During the course of this operation, the offending vehicle collided with a marked patrol car. The car then came to a stop when it collided with the edge railing of the N3.

Five men fled the vehicle and were subsequently arrested on the roadside.

No injuries have been reported as a result of these collisions.

It was subsequently established that the vehicle had been taken a short time earlier during the course of a burglary in the Blanchardstown area.

All five, aged in their teens and early 20s, were taken to Garda Stations in the DMR West where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Three of these males have been released and a file will be prepared for the DPP.

Two of the men remain in custody.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

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