Gardaí seek witnesses to security van robbery

Two raiders stole hundreds of parking meter coins from a Dublin City Council van at lunchtime yesterday, it emerged today.

The men threatened Council staff with knives in the Kings Inns area of the city’s northside at 1.20pm and forced them into the back of the Council’s Ford Transit security vehicle.

The raiders then drove off with the van, which was later abandoned on Dominick Street.

The two security employees were found uninjured in the rear of the van.

“A number of cash boxes were removed from the van in the course of the robbery,” said a Garda spokesman.

“One of the raiders is described as being of stocky build, approximately 5’8” and spoke with a Dublin accent.

“Anyone who may have witnessed anything unusual in the area or have any information is asked to contact the incident room at Store Street garda station.”

Gardaí are also appealing for help from business people or staff working in financial institutions who may have been approached by anyone seeking to change an unusually large number of coins.