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Armed raider seen off with step ladder
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 22 May 2020, 26‑year‑old Jamie O'Rourke pleaded guilty to two counts: attempting to rob the Centra store in Swords on 26 August 2019 and robbing a tanning salon in Swords on the same day. The court heard that O'Rourke fled the Centra store after a shop owner chased him out with a step ladder, then ran to the tanning salon, forced the assistant to open the till and stole €156 in cash. Gardaí from the Armed Response Unit pursued him, and after he refused to stop, they tasered him. A taser wire led officers to a bush where he was hiding. O'Rourke, who has 36 prior convictions including robbery, claimed he had no memory of the incident because he had taken heroin that day. The judge ordered a Probation Services report and adjourned sentencing to 10 July. The case remains pending.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Armed raider seen off with step ladder. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- August 26, 2019 Incident
- July 10 Adjournment
- 2020-05-22 Publication
Why: O'Rourke, with an address in St Cronans Way, Swords, later told gardaí he had no memory of the incident because he had taken heroin that day. CNI source report
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Topics
Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft
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