Man who stole car from Mayo amenity is facing charges

A man in his 20s who stole a car parked at Raheens Woods in Castlebar is facing charges.

The incident, which occurred earlier this week, led to a suspect being stopped by gardaí at a filling station in Mulranny.

The man ran from the scene, but the gardaí gave chase and subsequently arrested him some distance away.

The man was subsequently charged with stealing the car.

He was also charged at a sitting of Castlebar Court in respect of a number of other thefts which occurred on previous dates.