A 19-year-old man is due in court after being arrested after a report of a burglary in progress in west Dublin.
He was detained by Gardaí patrolling under Operation Thor in Clonsilla.
The man was taken to Blanchardstown Garda Station and is due before Blanchardstown District Court.
Operation Thor is attempting to tackle burglars, organised crime gangs and prolific offenders as well as working with communities to prevent crime. The measures include:
* Extra high-visibility patrols in identified burglary hot-spots
* Increased used of checkpoints to tackle the criminal gangs using the national road network
* The use of new high powered vehicles by the armed Regional Response Units
* Efforts to disrupt the stolen goods market
* Programmes to help reduce re-offending by prolific offenders
* A high-profile national crime prevention awareness campaign to be launched later this month
* Targeted crime prevention advice for local communities
* Enhanced supports for victims