TWO MEN HAVE been arrested for cutting clamps off cars in Dublin city.

Gardaí from Pearse Street arrested and charged the men, who referred to themselves as ‘clamp fairies’.

clamp2 One of the clamps that was cut Gardaí Gardaí

clamp1 The angle grinder used to cut the clamps Gardaí Gardaí

clamp3 One of the vehicles parked on the footpath Gardaí Gardaí

The men are said to have removed Dublin City Council clamps from cars in the city centre.

Gardaí issued seven fixed charge penalty notices to the owners of vehicles parked on the same footpath in the city. Due to the obstruction other vehicles had to drive on the opposite footpath in order to pass.

Comments are closed due to ongoing legal proceedings.

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Two 'clamp fairies' arrested for removing clamps from cars in Dublin

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