Man arrested by Kildare Gardaí over alleged threatening behaviour in Athy

Gardaí said that a man in his 30s has been arrested in Athy as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged threats to cause criminal damage to a residential property in Athy on Monday. 

The man is being questioned at Kildare Garda Station. 

A Garda spokesperson said: 

"On the 9th of January, a report was made to Gardaí after a man entered a residential property on Stanhope Street in Athy and engaged in alleged threatening behaviour.

An investigation commenced and this morning, 12th January 2023, a man in his 30s was arrested in the County Kildare area.

"He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal justice Act, 1984 at Kildare Garda Station.

"The investigation is ongoing."