Man (20s) charged in relation to Glencar shop robbery


A man in his 20s arrested as part of the investigation into the robbery of a shop on the Circular Road, Ballyboe, Glencar, yesterday has been charged.
The robbery happened at a premises in the Glencar area around 9:40 on Sunday morning.
It was reported that a man entered the premises armed with what was described as a gun and threatened staff before fleeing the scene on foot with a sum of cash and a quantity of cigarettes.
Following on from the incident, Gardaí responded to reports of a vehicle theft.
Gardai arrested the driver, a man aged in his 20s in Donegal Town yesterday afternoon.
A suspected handgun, a sum of cash and a quantity of cigarettes were all recovered by Gardaí.
The man in his 20s has since been charged and appeared before Carrick-on-Shannon District Court this morning.

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