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04/07/2012
Victim Has To Go And Collect Gardai To Investigate Break-In
A woman whose house was burgled had to drive to the local police station and collect a Gardai officer to investigate the crime, because he did not have a patrol car to drive himself.
In an incident last week it is understood the woman had arrived home at her house in Co Donegal to find it ransacked and a number of items missing. When she contacted gardaí at her local station in Newtowncunningham but was told the garda on duty did not have any transport.
She then drove to the Garda station, which was about a mile from her house, and brought the garda back to examine the scene of the break-in.
Local TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Féin) has described the situation as “unacceptable” and has requested a meeting with acting Chief Supt Jim Sheridan to discuss the matter.
He said he had no issue with An Garda Síochána and said his issue was with Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
“I am embarrassed for the gardaí and I’m sure they were embarrassed for this woman when this happened,” he said.
Adding, “It is simply not acceptable that gardaí do not have transport to answer an emergency call like this.”
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In an incident last week it is understood the woman had arrived home at her house in Co Donegal to find it ransacked and a number of items missing. When she contacted gardaí at her local station in Newtowncunningham but was told the garda on duty did not have any transport.
She then drove to the Garda station, which was about a mile from her house, and brought the garda back to examine the scene of the break-in.
Local TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Féin) has described the situation as “unacceptable” and has requested a meeting with acting Chief Supt Jim Sheridan to discuss the matter.
He said he had no issue with An Garda Síochána and said his issue was with Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
“I am embarrassed for the gardaí and I’m sure they were embarrassed for this woman when this happened,” he said.
Adding, “It is simply not acceptable that gardaí do not have transport to answer an emergency call like this.”
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