Gardaí have arrested and charged a man following a number of thefts in Clontarf, Dublin 3 on Sunday morning.
The items robbed included bicycles, a chainsaw and a leaf blower.
Shortly before 2am on Sunday morning, gardaí were alerted to an incident on the Malahide Road. On arrival at the scene, gardaí observed a man (aged in his 20s) with a number of items that were believed to have been stolen.
The man attempted to flee the scene and was apprehended by gardaí a short distance away. He was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, at a Garda station in north Dublin.
A large number of stolen items were recovered including five bicycles, a power washer, chainsaw, leaf blower and various tools.
The man has since been charged and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday morning at 10.30am.
