Three arrested after theft of tools from Wicklow building site

Men aged 19, 34 and 43 apprehended after burglary at Newtownmountkennedy

Men arrested after a burglary in Co Wicklow have been detained at Bray Garda station (above) under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. File photograph: Google Street View
Men arrested after a burglary in Co Wicklow have been detained at Bray Garda station (above) under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. File photograph: Google Street View

Three men have been arrested and tools recovered following a burglary at a building site in Co Wicklow.

The men, aged 19, 34 and 43, were apprehended on Thursday evening following the theft at Newtownmountkennedy.

The intelligence-led operation was led by members of the Garda National Drugs and Crime Bureau.

The men have been detained at Bray Garda station under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

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