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    #302
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,279 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    horse7 wrote: »
    very good,so anyone got some better intel.

    Like what? You've already stated that you know it was a helicopter and Gaspode told you who it was. What more do you need to know?


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    #303
    exador
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭exador


    I heard that they were checking all the houses that hadn't paid the new property tax..bit like the TV licence inspector...so if it was nearby your house then you best pay up as no doubt you are on the list !


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    #304
    BostonB
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    Consider you get the excuse they have no cars, when you ring them, having a helicopter is a bit pointless.


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    #305
    athtrasna
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    JupiterKid wrote: »
    The presence of a Garda chopper in your locality is never a good sign.:(

    I actually find it a little re-assuring to know that they've spotted the bad guys and are tracking them.


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    #306
    miller50841
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭miller50841


    The main thing is to keep these thief's out make it as difficult as possible, Best deterrent is a dog but if not your thing I would strongly recommend an alarm system. Don't be fooled by having double glazed windows or doors with all these locks they tell you they have yes they are great for heating and that but are very easy to open or even to break the glass is very easy these people usually find all the tools they need in your back garden. So basically try and keep all tools/gardening equipment locked up. I wont mention how you can actually open these windows/doors or how easy the glass can be broken. Hopefully everybody will notice with times getting harder these problems will only get worse so make it difficult for them.


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    #307
    chucknorris
    Registered Users Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭chucknorris


    There used to be a time when you could listen in on scanners to know what's going on....so unless your on FB locally you'll never know why they are out...sometimes when there is a shooting etc it's all over FB etc.

    most likely chasing a car or part of a seizure operation.


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    #308
    Morag
    Registered Users Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Morag


    Sometimes it's not they are persuing anyone, or at least not for a good reason.
    Sometimes they are just out and training or just hanging around.

    Last year it was buzzing around my estate at 3am on a mid week night.
    One of my friends was over and we'd spent the night watching movies and having a natter cos we didn't have early starts the next day. When they left the copper chopper which had swept over the road decided to follow my friend from where I live until they turned on to the Malihide road. Wasting who only knows what on aviation fuel and freaking my friend out to the point they made a complaint about it.


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    #309
    oblivious
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    Sharrow wrote: »
    Sometimes it's not they are persuing anyone, or at least not for a good reason.
    Sometimes they are just out and training or just hanging around.

    Last year it was buzzing around my estate at 3am on a mid week night.
    One of my friends was over and we'd spent the night watching movies and having a natter cos we didn't have early starts the next day. When they left the copper chopper which had swept over the road decided to follow my friend from where I live until they turned on to the Malihide road. Wasting who only knows what on aviation fuel and freaking my friend out to the point they made a complaint about it.

    Could well be training?


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    #310
    Morag
    Registered Users Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Morag


    Hopefully that training includes not dazzling a driver by bouncing the under slung light off their mirror which can cause an accident. :mad:


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    #311
    Gaspode
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    Sharrow wrote: »
    Hopefully that training includes not dazzling a driver by bouncing the under slung light off their mirror which can cause an accident. :mad:

    :confused: How can a light from above be reflected from a rear view or side view mirror unless the mirrors are pointing upwards?


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    #312
    BostonB
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    Gaspode wrote: »
    :confused: How can a light from above be reflected from a rear view or side view mirror unless the mirrors are pointing upwards?

    You're not trying hard enough...

    http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/yeIM55PfXzRgpTbHjwvLltqAFBZ.jpg


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    #313
    ronan45
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    I wonder what would happen if you were to shine a high powered spotlight out at them in the copter? You could say you thought it was a stolen chopper or something and had no idea it was a police chopper. te he he he he


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    #314
    BostonB
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    Wonder no more...

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0705/1224300090963.html


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    #315
    CrazyRabbit
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    Sorry, I was just playing with my new remote controlled helicopter that I got for Christmas.


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    #316
    [Deleted User]
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    The gardai in Dublin 15 are rubbish to be honest. My family are all gardai, my friends are gardai. I moved out there a year ago. Called the gardai 3 times and they didnt do anything. It wasnt until i told them who i was they actually decided to act.


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    #317
    BostonB
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    I've had the same experience, multiple times.


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    #318
    Luttrell1975
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    Lesson from life:

    Do not listen to urban myths about bands of gypsies doing all this. We had a problem in Clonsilla that was blamed on Romas who passed through the area. I guess everyone noticed them passing through the area because they stand out. When I say passing through I mean maybe once (think they went to see a rental house and travelled here by bus) and vever seen again. Anyway.... Everything that happened for the next year was the fault of these gypsies. There was some vandalism near the village and a bunch of sat navs stolen out of cars around here and one taxi man had his float taken. Naturally it was the fault of the gypsies and you couldnt tell anyone differently, including the wife of the Guard who lives at the front. Turned out it was HER son and he wanted the sat navs to sell to buy fuel for his boy racer waggon. Somehow we are all supposed to understand....


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    #319
    jam_mac_jam
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    The gardai in Dublin 15 are rubbish to be honest. My family are all gardai, my friends are gardai. I moved out there a year ago. Called the gardai 3 times and they didnt do anything. It wasnt until i told them who i was they actually decided to act.

    Really? I had to ring them recently and they were up in about 5 minutes. Amazing that they will send them quicker if you are related to one.


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    #320
    miller50841
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭miller50841


    Never said its all these roma <snip> thats doing it but I did say be very careful of them


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    #321
    nudger
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    miller50841 wrote: »
    The main thing is to keep these thief's out make it as difficult as possible, Best deterrent is a dog but if not your thing I would strongly recommend an alarm system. Don't be fooled by having double glazed windows or doors with all these locks they tell you they have yes they are great for heating and that but are very easy to open or even to break the glass is very easy these people usually find all the tools they need in your back garden. So basically try and keep all tools/gardening equipment locked up. I wont mention how you can actually open these windows/doors or how easy the glass can be broken. Hopefully everybody will notice with times getting harder these problems will only get worse so make it difficult for them.

    A neighbour came home after a long weekend a few years ago and was unloading the car chatting away to me, went to the front door but couldn't get in "something wrong with the door the chain is on" I went around the back, kitchen window forced, garden trowel on the ground beside it.
    I went in the window, house was done not to bad, let your man in the front door and we went room to room, all clear.
    The one thing that stood out to me was the amount of steak knives the scrote had left along the way, 1 on the hall stand, bottom of stairs, top of landing dressing table in 2 bedrooms and the big carving knife was used to cut up the beds and plastic piggy banks.
    He must have done the house during the night time and wasn't sure if the house was empty so was leaving weapons along his exit in case of a fight.


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    #322
    MrJoeSoap
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    nudger wrote: »
    A neighbour came home after a long weekend a few years ago and was unloading the car chatting away to me, went to the front door but couldn't get in "something wrong with the door the chain is on" I went around the back, kitchen window forced, garden trowel on the ground beside it.
    I went in the window, house was done not to bad, let your man in the front door and we went room to room, all clear.
    The one thing that stood out to me was the amount of steak knives the scrote had left along the way, 1 on the hall stand, bottom of stairs, top of landing dressing table in 2 bedrooms and the big carving knife was used to cut up the beds and plastic piggy banks.
    He must have done the house during the night time and wasn't sure if the house was empty so was leaving weapons along his exit in case of a fight.

    Jesus, the thoughts of waking up to that in the middle of the night...


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    #323
    [Deleted User]
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    jam_mac_jam wrote: »
    Really? I had to ring them recently and they were up in about 5 minutes. Amazing that they will send them quicker if you are related to one.

    It shouldnt happen but having a good relationship with them does help. Its the same with anything really. But a Neighbourhood watch should be set up for area's in Blacnardstown and not just Blanchardstown itself. I dont know if this is possible.


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    #324
    athtrasna
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    It shouldnt happen but having a good relationship with them does help. Its the same with anything really. But a Neighbourhood watch should be set up for area's in Blacnardstown and not just Blanchardstown itself. I dont know if this is possible.

    The Gardai want this too. A meeting was held in December for a representative of all the Waterville clusters in the Garda Station with a view to setting up NW in this area. Apparently they need 60% takeup in each cluster.


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    #325
    nudger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭nudger


    Are there Residents Associations that meet with AGS on a regular basis, Tyrrellstown, Corduff, Carpenterstown, Ongar, etc, anyone know.


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    #326
    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    http://saferblanchardstown.com/


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    #327
    nudger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭nudger


    The meeting reports make interesting reading, but it is dissapointing to see only 20-30 attending.
    Is there a group for the Carpenterstown, Laurel Lodge area does anybody know.


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    #328
    wildlifeboy
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    Two houses in Coolmine Park broken into and ransacked on Saturday night.


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    #329
    BlazingSaddler
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    I had my car stolen from my driveway last night in Mount Symon, Clonsilla. Gutted.


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    #330
    chucknorris
    Registered Users Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭chucknorris


    mattb74 wrote: »
    I had my car stolen from my driveway last night in Mount Symon, Clonsilla. Gutted.

    Mate of mine had his car stolen in Mount Symon about two years ago. They fished his keys via the letterbox in the early hours of the morning.

    Did they get your keys?


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    #331
    RTT
    Registered Users Posts: 315 ✭✭RTT


    wildlifeboy wrote: »
    Two houses in Coolmine Park broken into and ransacked on Saturday night.

    Were the owners home at the time? Any neighbours see anything? Were the houses alarmed?


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