Five arrested, two gardaí injured, after public order incident in Baldoyle
Two of the men, both aged 18 years, have since been charged. By Adam Daly Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, 9:12 AM Wed 9:12 AM 95,976 Views 0 Comments
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FIVE PEOPLE, A number of them juveniles, were arrested following a public order incident in north Dublin yesterday evening.
Gardaí said they responded to reports of a large group of “apparent youths” congregated in the Parochial Avenue area of Baldoyle at approximately 7pm.
Five people, four males and one female, aged 17 to 20, were arrested for breaches of the Public Order Act after they failed to comply with direction from gardaí.
Gardaà attended the scene and attempted to engage with the group.
In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: Gardaà implemented the 4Es approach â engaging, explaining, and encouraging with enforcement a last resort.
However, the group failed to comply with direction from Gardaà and four men and one woman, aged from 17 to 20, were arrested for breaches of the Public Order Act.
They were detained at Clontarf and Raheny Garda Stations.
Two of the men, both aged 18, have been charged in relation to this incident. They are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in April 2021.
The other three persons are to be dealt with by way of adult caution and the Juvenile Diversion Programme.