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Author: Maurice Garvey
CCTV and garda work is preventing serious problems
COPPER pipes and drones are among the ways that people attempt to smuggle contraband into Wheatfield Prison. Some people caught attempting this ...
Man (39) abusive towards gardai sent to prison
A MAN who was intoxicated in public and abusive towards gardai was sentenced to two months imprisonment. Sergio Vasilochi (39), of no ...
Man caught drug driving is diaqualified for two years
A MAN who was caught drug driving was disqualified from the road for two years at Tallaght District Court. Gary Quinn (46), ...
E-bikes are ‘blight on communities at the moment’
ONE of the main reasons for this week’s e-bike/scooter operations across the county is that of “public safety”, according to Detective Superintendent ...
Drunken man was abusive towards public and gardai
A MAN who was intoxicated and abusive towards people outside Old Bawn shopping centre and with gardai, was sentenced to two months ...
Gardai search home and seize €1k worth of cannabis in plastic baggies
A GARDA search of a home in Tallaght which led to the seizure of approximately €1,000 of cannabis contained in small plastic ...
Heroin found during search
A MAN who struggled with addiction had relapsed when gardai found drugs during a house search a court heard. Stephen Barnwell (36), ...
Man told gardai he smoked joint
A DRIVER who told gardai he smoked a joint after being informed he would be drug tested following a road stop, received ...
‘Their job is to hide it, ours is to find it’
IT’S 7am on Monday morning at Ballyfermot Garda Station. A briefing is being delivered to a room full of gardai ahead of ...
Man who attempted to break into parked car is fined €750
A MAN who attempted to break into a parked car in Lucan was fined €750 at Blanchardstown District Court. Shane Comerford (34), ...