LAST UPDATE | 26 Feb 2020

A 28-YEAR-OLD man will appear at Cork City District Court this evening after being charged in relation to a number of burglary offences. 

Gardaí arrested the man yesterday afternoon after suspecting he was involved in “numerous burglary offences across counties Cork and Waterford on 2 May 2018 and 11 May 2018″.  

The man was detained at Mayfield Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

A garda spokesman said: “On Friday 11 May 2018, following reports of a number of burglaries in the Southern Region, a Garda operation was implemented in an attempt to intercept and arrest a suspected offender.

“The man fled the scene in a car and collided with two occupied vehicles (one of which was a Garda vehicle). No injuries were reported during the incident.

“Investigations are ongoing.”

Comments have been closed as a person has been charged.