mayhem in johns street

Aquos76

Anyone know whats after happening in near the taxi rank on John's street, my brother just texted me a pic message and place is full of squad cars and there is atleast one car with damage done to it. Someone also mentioed to him that there was a gun shot heard. Whats our city turning in to?

Tanabe

Just witnessed horrific scene outside Kentucky, a collision where driver of one car repeatedly rammed the other. Anybody know what it was all about?

Cops & special branch there now.

Aquos76

Any reason as to why you did not post this in the existing thread which was opened before you posted this.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055357360

AdMMM

I have heard from someone working in that part of the town that a Garda has been shot outside the Kazbar. I was working in at the other end of the town and we had to stop travellers into the bar before they finally went back up to the Johns Town area.

Tanabe

Posted from my phone, your post went out as I was typing. Well done.

mike65

Well Jebus if its true. WLR won't be telling as they go INN until sometime tomorrow.

Mike.

Aquos76

Tanabe wrote: »

Posted from my phone, your post went out as I was typing. Well done.

Partly guessed that after I posted. Sorry about that. I sure sully will be on later to merge them both anyhow. Any update down there by the way.

AdMMM

All of Johns St is now blocked off. I'm now beginning to doubt that it's a Garda that's been shot because I would have heard every single siren in the South East go past my door, but the the entire area is blocked off so something drastic must have happened.

Aquos76

AdMMM wrote: »

All of Johns St is now blocked off.

Well something serious must be after going down so

Tanabe

Aquos76 wrote: »

.....Any update down there by the way.

Might have to ask Matt Keane for that:D

Well all I can say is that both cars were speeding through traffic lights past Muldoons where I could hear the screeching of breaks and they both collided, but the driver of one car repeatedly reversed and continued to ram the other, driving him up onto the foothpath where Taxis park. Didn't hear any gunshots but that's not to say there weren't any. Gardai arrested somebody who was in Centra shortly afterwards. Don't know about driver of other car.

CantGetNoSleep

AdMMM wrote: »

All of Johns St is now blocked off. I'm now beginning to doubt that it's a Garda that's been shot because I would have heard every single siren in the South East go past my door, but the the entire area is blocked off so something drastic must have happened.

**** I was just thinking of going out

collywolly123

oh my god thats madness!! so glad im not heading out tonight...

AdMMM

I think I'm going to the forum anyway, doubt there'll be much trouble up there!

CantGetNoSleep

Was it pikeys?

Were they nice cars?

AdMMM

Actually now that I read through this, a taxi driver told me that when he was coming through Farran Park, there were two cars chasing each other and sped through numerous red lights. When he rang the Gardaí he was told that they were looking for those two cars. Perhaps it's connected?

Mini

What is this town turning in to? Crazy place.

Any one have any other news on what happened?

Paddy@CIRL

What I heard so far from the lads I work with ...

- They think 3 men were armed, one ran into Centra and another into the Kazbar.

- 'Fellas wit guns, cars crashn in2each uthr, paddy wagons n fire brigades.'

- Heard that a Garda was knocked down on the Cork Road

- Reports of gunshots in the area

Tanabe

Sounds likely. A BMW & Astra were the two cars involved.

AdMMM

Lots of conflicting reports it seems. I'm heading down that way in a few minutes.

Fredser

Walked by about an hour ago (10.20pm).

There was a crashed old looking Opel Vectra on one side of the road near K-Recipe with major damage to the side and a crashed new model BMW on the middle of the road with less damage.

No crime scene cordoned off so doubt any shooting happened there.

F

spockpower

i got a text from a mate that works in coney island saying that there are gunshots fired outside the kazbar:eek::eek:

this is really getting out of hand now:mad:

mike65

I think I'll wait for the fog of war to clear.

Mike.

spartacus93

Fredser wrote: »

Walked by about an hour ago (10.20pm).

There was a crashed old looking Opel Vectra on one side of the road near K-Recipe with major damage to the side and a crashed new model BMW on the middle of the road with less damage.

No crime scene cordoned off so doubt any shooting happened there.

F

Yeah it was a late 90's or early 00's Vectra, and an 08 Lexus IS... Loads of cops and detectives around.

On the WLR news at 11 they said that a car sped up John's street and repeatadly crashed and reversed into another car. (I assume it was the lexeus crashing into the vectra but i don't know.) They said shots were fired and the gardai made multiple arrests. Apparently they were going into the pubs and clubs looking for people. No sign of any drivers or passangers at the scene when i was down there around half ten

CantGetNoSleep

Anyone else heading down for a look?

daftdave

would i be wrong in guessing that its our friendly traveller friends at it again ???

CantGetNoSleep

What? Do people in this town blame everything on travellers? That is complete discrimination, these people are never given fair treatment!

Ha of course I'm joking, I would certainly say its them alright

collywolly123

apparently a young man is after hanging himself over kilbarry site tonight.

Fredser

collywolly123 wrote: »

apparently a young man is after hanging himself over kilbarry site tonight.

This could be unrelated - but I was at the A&E at the hospital this evening at about 8PM and there were approximately 50-60 very upset looking traveller folk outside...

F

daftdave

jaysus this place is gone mental altogether

AdMMM

Anyone hearing any reports of the garda dying? Someone said that it's being reported on the radio but i'm in town now so don't know.

Aquos76

there has been another car set a light in crystal court Kilcohen tonight also.

AdMMM

Looking around, it doesn't look like anyone was shot. No area is closed now and town looks busy. Big garda presence but that's it, no forensics or anything like that.

daftdave

ill listen to newstalk and report after 12 if there is anything about it on there

CantGetNoSleep

Do WLR have a news at 12?

Sully

Odd. I guess people didnt read the charter.

Must have been the travellers - sure who else would bash into Garda cars, shot people and cause mayhem? Aye, only travellers do that sorta thing sure aint the rest of us citizens of da law boy? Aye.

CantGetNoSleep banned for one week for acting the maggot.

mike65

The towen is going to hell and WLR have a Late Night Larry wittering on.

Mike.

Aquos76

nothing on either newstalk or radio1 unless it was the first news item on radio1, I missed that one.

Sully

Mike65; Careful now Its a City!

Ya Waterford is gone to crap. Its heading exactly like Limerick and it just seems lawless. Its scary to live here, nevermind ask people to visit.

mike65

I was mimmiking my niece, she is going to have a real Watterfud accent.

Mike.

Sully

Having seen the two cars in question and the aftermath, it looked like an unsual car crash. The Opel was in ****e. It got a fair slap. The other car (an 08, looked new) had some minor damage to the side. We couldnt make out what happend since both cars had the sides damaged, and Guards were just blocking entry.

The large presense is standard around this time, bar the checkpoints in the invidual estates and extra squad cars driving around.

daftdave

Sully wrote: »

Mike65; Careful now Its a City!

Ya Waterford is gone to crap. Its heading exactly like Limerick and it just seems lawless. Its scary to live here, nevermind ask people to visit.

only sections of limerick are gone to crap, you cant paint the whole place with the same brush man !! come on you should know the drill by now ....lol

AdMMM

Paddy wagon was shot at. Fun times. This is going to be a busy night for taxi drivers anyway!

mike65

I guess the Chamber of Commerce could think about promoting Waterford as place for thriller seekers and terror-tours a la Belfast, Beirut etc.

Mike.

Sully

Merged the two topics on the one issue together..

Topic Merged.

AdMMM

I'll be interested to hear the truth of what happened when it finally emerges! There's so much hearsay that it's almost impossible to make heads or tails of it!

The forum is starting to fill up anyway, so the trouble doesn't seem to be affecting things too much. Town also looked to be busy.

I'm just going to go enjoy my night anyway

Tanabe

mike65 wrote: »

.....WLR have a Late Night Larry wittering on.

Mike.

Nothing new there then:rolleyes:

I happened to pass by Cork Road area having witnessed the earlier incident in John Street and Gardai had two cars pulled in @ entrance of Social Welfare offices. They were checking ID of the young lads who were present in both vehicles. Somebody mentioned earlier that there was a guard knocked down here?

A lot of incidents occurring in Waterford City tonight by the looks of things, you really would have had to have seen what happened @ Johns Street to believe it. Miracle nobody was killed.

AdMMM

So much hearsay it's hard to make heads or tails of it. Will be interesting to hear the truth when it finally emerges!

I'm just going to try enjoy my night. The forum seems busy enough so far.

Tanabe

Sully wrote: »

Merged the two topics on the one issue together..

Topic Merged.

Cheers Sully.

Adyx

Just home from work now, f**kin hell! I had just opened the pub and 5 mins later this all happened. It was scary to watch. They were just repeatedly reversing and ramming the other car. One guy got out of the rammed car and ran into Centra (apparently claiming someone was trying to shoot him) and eventually two more men got out and ran up towards Kazbar. The other car tried to follow them but the traffic stopped them so they got out and chased them on foot. I didn't hear any shoots because I had to go back inside but a taxi driver told me shots were fired outside Kazbar.

Worst thing is, a stag party of about ten fellas came in and they had seen all this. They were asking if it was a regular occurrence etc. What are these lads gonna say to their friends now when they go home?

AdMMM

Ah, the old elusive 6-F shift! Oh how I hate it!

I didn't learn anything new tonight, but I talked to the taxi driver on the way home and he said that things were quiether than usual around town, but at the same time lots of people were getting taxis!

I reckon if things like this keep happening, Bob Tweedy himself will go to the halting sites and put and end to it all because he undoubtedly lost business tonight!

What I know from the night:

- Two cars spotted chasing each other through the Farran Park area towards town and speeding through red lights.

- Two cars crashing into one another outside the Kentucky in John's St.

- Occupants of the car fleeing to various establishments nearby

- Shot's fired outside the Kazbar

- Garda Van full of bullet holes outside of Kazbar

- Taxis outside the Rapid Cabs office targeted for refusing the take travellers as passengers.

- Several members (around 6) of the travelling community walk towards a central hotel where they're refused entry and walk back towards town. Gardai arrive shortly after and set off in persuit of them.

I have heard of further burnt out cars and other events but haven't spoken to anyone else about them so I don't want to say something happened when it didn't.

That's all that I know happened. I

magick

wow if the Guards think the pressure was bad from those shots fired, well its really going to be on now from this. The public will be demanding action and fast.