‘Bonnie and Clyde' teen criminal (19) who escaped from garda station is caught
Investigations believe that he is the chief suspect for dozens of crimes since escaping from gardai,
A teenage criminal who escaped garda custody before allegedly going on a Bonnie and Clyde-style crime spree was arrested by officers yesterday.
The 19-year-old was detained in a garda station in Dublin last night and is due to appear in court later today after spending months on the run.
He has been the subject of a manhunt since he escaped from Balbriggan garda station on April 23 after climbing over a wall while in custody.
Investigations believe that he is the chief suspect for dozens of crimes since escaping from gardai,
These include several car break-ins and shop robberies in Waterford, Tipperary, west Cork and the border counties.
While allegedly carrying out this crime spree over months, he was accompanied by his teenage girlfriend – described by her family as being 'besotted' with him.
Detectives dubbed the couple 'Bonnie and Clyde' – a reference to the infamous criminal duo from the US from the 1930s.
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow gained international notoriety after going on a crime spree across the central United States between 1932 and 1934.
The young woman was detained and questioned by detectives from Kilkenny and Portlaoise in relation to her alleged involvement with her boyfriend's crimes.
However, her mother has previously said she believed her daughter was under her boyfriend's control.
'I have heard gardaí say to my daughter about 'Bonnie and Clyde' – she is no Bonnie. She is a very vulnerable child who has been taken advantage of,' she said.
The young woman who recently turned 18, was arrested earlier this month after a stolen car was crashed in the border area.
Her boyfriend, who is believed to have been at the wheel, is suspected of having fled the scene with a criminal associate.
A stolen car they are believed to have made off in was later found crashed and abandoned in Northern Ireland.
Both stolen vehicles were taken during a burglary in Smithboro, Co Monaghan.
A source said the cars were driven at 'extremely high speeds', and the young fugitive has been taunting gardaí on social media since his escape.
However, gardai have now also caught up with her boyfriend, who has about 40 previous convictions many of which were for offences he carried out as a juvenile, after he was arrested yesterday.
he is due to appear in court later today.
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