Gardai swoop to make 14 arrests in connection with burglaries, assaults and threats to kill

This brings the total number of those brought before the courts in the last week by Dublin Gardaí as part of Operation Thor, to 29

Gardai have arrested 14 people as part of their ongoing investigations under Operation Thor to detect and prevent burglaries.

Gardaí attached to Bridewell Garda Station, Dublin 7 arrested six men, aged between 30 to 45 years, and seven women, ranging in age from 28 to 46 years - they will appear before Dublin District Court at 10:30am on Friday, in relation to 28 offences including burglary of homes and businesses, robbery, theft, assault, threats to kill and production of an article.

One female juvenile has been referred to the Garda National Youth Diversion Programme.

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This brings the total number of those brought before the courts in the last week by Dublin Gardaí as part of Operation Thor, to 29.

Over recent weeks a number of operations have been carried out in the Dublin Metropolitan Region by Gardaí in Coolock, Raheny and Bridewell. These operations specifically targeted those who are committing the burglary of homes and businesses to profit from this criminality.

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