Man arrested following a series of thefts and a hijacking in Dublin and Wicklow

RTÉ News​

28-04-2025

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following three incidents of hijacking and robbery in Dublin and Wicklow on Saturday that gardaí believe to be linked.
On St Peter's Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, on Saturday evening at 7.45pm, a man approached a black Nissan Qashqai at a commercial premises and threatened the driver of the car, a woman in her 30s, who then had her car stolen by the man.
Later, gardaí responded to reports of a robbery at a commercial premises on the Dublin Road in Bray at 8.15pm. A man entered the shop with a weapon and threatened staff, and stole alcohol.
A seperate robbery was reported to have taken place shortly after 8.45pm at a commercial premises in Rathnew, Co Wicklow, involving a man threatening staff with a weapon and stealing cash.
Gardaí believed that the vehicle used during the two robberies was the black Nissan Qashqai that had been stolen earlier.
A man aged in his 40s was arrested yesterday in connection with the investigation which is ongoing.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed any of the incidents to contact them.
Gardaí are particularly interested in the movements of a 141-MH registration black Nissan Quasquai travelling in the areas of Walkinstown, Dublin 12; Bray and Rathnew, Co Wicklow, between 7.30pm and 9.30pm on 26 April.
Those may have camera footage are asked to make this footage available.