Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to an incident of dangerous driving and criminal damage to a Garda vehicle that occurred in the early hours of Friday, 20th December.
At around 2am, uniformed Gardaí on patrol at Ballykelly, in Co Louth, observed a car travelling at speed towards Carrickmacross. The vehicle drove at the marked patrol car and Gardaí had to take evasive action to avoid being deliberately struck.
A marked Armed Support Unit vehicle on patrol in the area joined the pursuit and was deliberately collided with in Inniskeen. The pursuit continued through a number of townlands to Kilmurray, Culloville, where the car deliberately collided with the armed support unit vehicle again.
The driver lost control of the vehicle, which came to a stop, and two men aged in their 20s were arrested. A third fled on foot. A search of the car resulted in the seizure of a quantity of a controlled substance and cash.
No injuries were reported during this incident. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Castleblayney Garda Station on 042 9747900 Garda Station on 01 666 9000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
