The dog was taken and put into the car and the man then left the scene.
Gardaí were called to the scene and as part of the investigation the dog was recovered by Detective Gardaí from Watercourse Road and was returned to the owner on 12 April.
A man, aged in his late 20s, was arrested on 19 April and detained at Mayfield Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork City District Court on Tuesday morning.
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Man charged with alleged hammer robbery of French bulldog
Owner Denis McCarthy was walking his dog Rocco when he was allegedly attacked by a hammer wielding robber. By Niall O Connor Tuesday 20 Apr 2021, 9:11 AM 2 hours ago 17,119 Views 0 Comments
Owner Denis McCarthy and Rocco after they were reunited by gardaí.
Owner Denis McCarthy and Rocco after they were reunited by gardaí.
A MAN IS due in court this morning having been charged by gardaí investigating the alleged robbery of a dog from its owner.
Denis McCarthy was walking his French bulldog on Ballincollie Road in Ballyvolane, Cork, when the man threatened him with a hammer and robbed the dog on April 11.
Man Arrested and Charged After Over €4,000 of Suspected Heroin Seized in Cork City Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to the seizure of over €4,000 of suspected heroin in the city yesterday.
As part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Cork authorities executed a search warrant at a house in Orchard Court, Blackpool shortly before 4pm.
During the course of the search Gardaí seized €4,100 of suspected heroin and a weighing scales.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and brought to Mayfield Garda Station, he has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork City District Court this morning.
Three charged over anti-lockdown protest in Cork
The arrests come ahead of another planned anti-lockdown rally in the city on Saturday
Gardaí policing a Cork city centre lockdown protest event on Saturday, March 6. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire
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Three men were arrested at a small anti-lockdown protest in Cork city yesterday.
They were arrested during what was billed as a “peaceful assembly” on St Patrick’s Bridge at around 4pm which had been organised and promoted on social media calling for an “end to the lockdown”.
All three were taken to the Bridewell Garda Station where they were charged in relation to breaches of Covid regulations.
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A MAN IN his 20s has been arrested and charged in relation to an attempted robbery in Cork city last weekend.
The incident happened at an off-licence on Douglas Street at around 6pm on Sunday, when a suspect armed with what was believed to be a syringe threatened staff.
The suspect left empty-handed and detectives from Anglesea Street subsequently attended the scene and carried out a patrol of the area.
CCTV footage was gathered from the area, and a man was later arrested yesterday morning.
He was detained at Mayfield Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been charged. He will appear before Cork City District Court this morning.