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Man arrested after staff member threatened at knife point at Co Donegal shop

A man in his late 20s is due in court on Monday in connection with an attempted robbery in Co Don...
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14.54 30 Nov 2019


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Man arrested after staff member threatened at knife point at Co Donegal shop

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A man in his late 20s is due in court on Monday in connection with an attempted robbery in Co Donegal.

Gardaí say a man went into a shop in Newtowncunningham at around 11:45am yesterday morning and threatened a worker with a knife.

He left empty-handed, and gardaí say the staff member was not physically harmed.

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After the alarm was raised, a Garda unit on 'covert patrol' near the scene arrested a man in his 20s.

He was taken to Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The arrested man is now expected to appear before Letterkenny District Court on Monday.

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