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GARDAÍ IN DUBLIN have recovered five motorbikes following an intelligence operation targeting organised crime in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin.
A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with the investigation and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
The five motorbikes were recovered during a planned search of a property undertaken by Gardaí from the Detective Unit attached to Cabra and Blanchardstown Garda Stations.
Four of the motorbikes have already been confirmed as stolen in recent months in Dublin, Kildare and Meath.
Gardaí are hoping to identify the owner of the fifth motorbike, a red Honda CR Series off-road motorcycle and confirm its status.
Anyone who believes they are the owner of this vehicle, which may have been stolen in the last number of months, is asked to contact Blanchardstown Garda Station.
Investigations remain ongoing.
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Probably out on suspended sentence with the help of a tax funded legal aid solicitor before I finished reading the article
Out on bail shortly no doubt.
@gregory pym: More likely already on bail. Just waiting for court appearance with a certain judge, and off again like it never happened.
@Toyo Ke: Assuming the bikes were stolen without any violence, they are almost certain to be out on bail. That we have had numerous recent stories about violent offenders getting bail is simply unacceptable.
@gregory pym: I wonder if people made their decisions based on the numbers would they be so quick to lock everyone up. No violent crimes, probs insurance covers the victim who will now get their property returned, why spend thousands to house this person when they have a house already, the law will eventually become a reality.
@Thesaltyurchin: Why are you excusing theft? It reads like you’re either a thief, or never had valuables stolen on you.
@Toyo Ke: Not excusing it, it’s a crime for sure, the law has a process. People seem happy to call for everyone to be locked up, post haste but mostly haven’t considered what it costs the tax payer to do so. It costs 100k per year to keep a person in jail, all I’m saying is people may re consider their judgments if they were looking into their empty wallets. No need to keep this person locked up while they wait trail. I’m not a thief, nor have I had ‘valuables’ stolen on me, I hope that doesn’t make it too difficult when categorising your memory palace.
@Thesaltyurchin:
The insurance covers the victim,and the insurance cover goes up.
These crimes are very upsetting to the victim,as for having a house already,they forfeit that luxury when they decide to steal,and probably do damage to a person’s property in the process.
A stretch in jail will give them time to think about their crimes.
@Mary.E.: I’m all for that.. do the crime… do the time.
This nonsense of 399 convictions and out on bail because ‘reasons’ is just not what I think any citizen here wants from the judiciary.
We have had the money to build more prisons, to lock up the people that we know are simply unafraid of consequences, and we let it happen. Put a proper deterrent in their path.
Get rid of certain judges that side more with the criminals than the victims. ( we all know those judges)
Increase spending on prisons and rehabilitation programs.
Change laws as needed.
@Mary.E.: I don’t know anything about these victims (as you don’t) and I don’t like to assume or attach emotive reasoning, given the tendency to be incorrect. If the Irish people are happy to pay then I’m happy to lock everyone up indefinitely, so they can ‘think about their crimes’ (really? like a bold step? anyway), do they? maybe they think about how not to get caught next time, I dunno… the certainty here is that it will all cost a fortune.
Hon da guards
Chop his hands off….
@Cormo R: and he won’t need his tool then so off with that too.
Left wing soft on crime policies coming home to roost.
And to think that the Irish were once a brave people!
Absolute epidemic of bike theft, why is there no plan to do anything about it?
@andy byrne:
An epidemic of car thefts,and house break ins.
Time for the law to get tougher.
@andy byrne: Epidemic of bike theft… MEET Epidemic planless society
He was minding them for his brother….
Motorbikes are very dangerous, the government might want to consider banning them
@Fintan Pox: your a proper knob they should ban your comment motorbikes are great thank you
@Fintan Pox: yes, I agree. Lets free up the roads for car drivers, who can’t even be bothered to use their indicators, mirrors…or even know what’s going on around them.
Lets not concern ourselves about trivialities like lane discipline, proper use of roundabouts, adjusting our speed in wet conditions…
Forget about cyclists’ running red lights, joggers, car drivers wearing headphones
Rules of the road??..pffff!!..who cares???! let’s just put the foot to the floor, damn the begrudgers, and demand more in-car entertainment to distract us from actually paying attention on the road.
Let’s just blame motorcycles, and call them “dangerous”. And we can all go back to sleep at the wheel, and live in la-la car land happily ever after.
@Bren: especially when you fly off them at 100 mph
He won them at the races.
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