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GARDAÍ investigating an armed raid on the post office in Waterville on Wednesday have arrested a woman for questioning. The arrest came as gardaí continue to search for a third raider involved in the hold-up and ramming of a garda car which resulted in two detectives being injured and treated in hospital.

Meanwhile, two males are in custody and are appearing before a scheduled sitting of Cork District Court today, not for the purpose of charges, but for the purpose of having their period of detention extended.

Detectives arrested a woman in her 30s in Killarney at on Thursday evening for questioning regarding the raid in which two armed and masked men held up the post office in Waterville at about 11.15am on Wednesday.

The woman was arrested at a house in Killarney and was brought to Killarney Garda station where she is being detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, which allows gardaí to hold suspects for up to seven days before they have to be released or charged.

Gardaí believe that the woman has information about the robbery which took place when the two raiders, believed to have had a handgun, burst into the post office, before making off with an amount of cash.

The raid happened shortly after there was a cash in transit delivery to the post office.

They fled in a 99 Ford Ka which was parked outside. The Ford Ka was later found burned out on the outskirts of the village.

Gardaí believe that the raiders switched cars at this location and drove off in a 03 D-registered navy coloured Mazda, being driven by a third member of the gang.
 

 
Gardai protect the scene at Waterville Post Office following a raid on Wednesday. PICTURE: DON MACMONAGLE