Armed Response Unit at Travelodge

chuckliddell

Passed by the Travel Lodge about 1ish and seen 2 Armed Response Units and a Squad Car outside, the Garda had the boot of a Black Passat I think it was open and were searching around it, anyone hear of anything?

fish fingers

I am a very nosy neighbour

Sponge Bob

Routine Road Tax pull 2011 style, he said his licence was in the boot. :cool:

schween

Probably because some of Galway's citizens have become very concerned about being asked for change.

sentient_6

What the jasus is up with people coming on here everytime they see something going on in galway?!

Hey anyone see that ambulance going down the road today? Hey anyone see that accident? Anyone see that fire truck? Would ya ever fu*k off.

ben.schlomo

sentient_6 wrote: »

What the jasus is up with people coming on here everytime they see something going on in galway?!

Hey anyone see that ambulance going down the road today? Hey anyone see that accident? Anyone see that fire truck? Would ya every fu*k off.

i did see the ambulance.

chuckliddell

Sentient_6, go troll somewhere else

Madame Razz

ben.schlomo wrote: »

i did see the ambulance.

I saw a red car....

nelly17

Madame Razz wrote: »

I saw a red car....

I saw your Ma

thesandeman

I saw two ducks outside Supermacs around 9.10 tonight. Seriously!!
Just as well the Chinese up the road is closed down.

blacktalons

www.advertiser.ie/.../man-abducted-and-subjected-to-horrific-assault-in- menlo-shed-jury-hears. might be connected to this :eek:

Mr Keek

thesandeman wrote: »

I saw two ducks outside Supermacs around 9.10 tonight. Seriously!!
Just as well the Chinese up the road is closed down.

We'll soon be infested by the ducks, and they'll start to take the Swans jobs & dole.

Bleeding the system dry those ducks!

samdeman

must be those damn dubs again. down for a weekend of crime:D gilberto eire will be able to confirm this;)

sentient_6

chuckliddell wrote: »

Sentient_6, go troll somewhere else

How about a more civilized response then:

1. Wat do you think anyone on here is going to tell you?

2. What business is it of yours anyway?

I just dont get these threads. & there's loads of them. Had a look there & in 5 minutes i found 'whats that smell of burning', 'what are those sirens', & two threads wondering what the helicopters where about.

chuckliddell

i made an observation and asked a question, human nature, fair play for replying, i'd say sarcasim would be one of your strong points. your a funny guy/girl

mink_man

sentient_6 wrote: »

How about a more civilized response then:

1. Wat do you think anyone on here is going to tell you?

2. What business is it of yours anyway?

I just dont get these threads. & there's loads of them. Had a look there & in 5 minutes i found 'whats that smell of burning', 'what are those sirens', & two threads wondering what the helicopters where about.

are you the owner of the passat?

sentient_6

mink_man wrote: »

are you the owner of the passat?

:pac:

chuckliddell

Whoever it was, was a very naughty boy I'd say

kraggy

nelly17 wrote: »

I saw your Ma

I've often wondered how people with very few posts know about the boards phenomenon that is "your Ma/yore Ma".

Seriously, is it now listed in the "Things you need to know" section upon registration?

Bosco boy

Next time stop and ask them!

KittyeeTrix

sentient_6 wrote: »

How about a more civilized response then:

1. Wat do you think anyone on here is going to tell you?

2. What business is it of yours anyway?

I just dont get these threads. & there's loads of them. Had a look there & in 5 minutes i found 'whats that smell of burning', 'what are those sirens', & two threads wondering what the helicopters where about.

What business of yours is it that the OP is curious about an incident involving the armed response unit????
If you don't like this type of thread then simply don't read it!!!
There are a multitude of threads left that you can still read.:)

Fuinseog

in fairness there are a lot of threads here with 'I saw a fire engine with sirens on yesterday, what happened?' or 'why was there a man lying unconscious in Eyre yesterday?' . Do you expect the emergency services to come on here and tell you what happened for your entertainment?

does so little happen in Galway that people wonder aloud about such things?

chuckliddell

For my entetainment?? Wtf?

KittyeeTrix

Of the 20 threads on the front page of the Galway City Forum this morning this is the only one that is asking about something that happened............

This means there are plenty others that posters can read and skip over this one.

I read this one because I was interested to see was there an armed response unit and why?? I don't read the ones that don't interest me and I certainly don't swan into a thread lauding those who have set it up:(

if your not interested in this one thread, by all means have a read of the other 19 that are there or even start one of your own!!!!!

chuckliddell

If I wanted entertainment i'd go to the pub/cinema/sports event. My idea of entertainment isn't having to pass a building on my way to work which has 5/7 heavily armed gardai in bullet proof vests detaining a couple of men and their viechle. I asked a question, if it bothers you that much then I apologise.

Reillyman

A mate of mine was actually walking past the travelodge when this happened and witnessed the whole thing.

Apparently the car was pulled over for a traffic cop for speeding. When the gaurd asked the driver was it his car the man admitted it was stolen. The gaurd called for back-up and in the meantime asked the man for his license, the man said it was in the glove compartment where there was also a gun. The gaurd immediately called for the armed response unit.

The man was removed from the car by the gaurd and told to open the boot, but he said there was a body in it. The gaurd got straight on the radio and called for the forensics.

Anyway in a matter of minutes there was paddywagons, squad cars, forensics and armed response units surrounding the place. When they looked in the car they couldn't find the body or gun, and established that the man did actually own the car.

The superintendant went over and said to the driver, "My officer told me you had stolen this car, had a gun in the glove compartment and a body in the boot?" To which the driver replied, "He probably told you I was speeding as well!"

jimbobaloobob

nice one reillyman more of that on a friday please!!

barryd09

Totally agree with Sentient_6 on this.

I saw the ERU last night at Topaz on the Bridge.
Was going to ask them straight up for some info on their days work,just so i could report it here...

Btw,they like tea & coffee from Topaz.Oh and refuelling their nice car. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

sheesh

Reillyman wrote: »

A mate of mine was actually walking past the travelodge when this happened and witnessed the whole thing.

Apparently the car was pulled over for a traffic cop for speeding. When the gaurd asked the driver was it his car the man admitted it was stolen. The gaurd called for back-up and in the meantime asked the man for his license, the man said it was in the glove compartment where there was also a gun. The gaurd immediately called for the armed response unit.

The man was removed from the car by the gaurd and told to open the boot, but he said there was a body in it. The gaurd got straight on the radio and called for the forensics.

Anyway in a matter of minutes there was paddywagons, squad cars, forensics and armed response units surrounding the place. When they looked in the car they couldn't find the body or gun, and established that the man did actually own the car.

The superintendant went over and said to the driver, "My officer told me you had stolen this car, had a gun in the glove compartment and a body in the boot?" To which the driver replied, "He probably told you I was speeding as well!"

Bravo sir!

samdeman

Reillyman wrote: »

A mate of mine was actually walking past the travelodge when this happened and witnessed the whole thing.

Apparently the car was pulled over for a traffic cop for speeding. When the gaurd asked the driver was it his car the man admitted it was stolen. The gaurd called for back-up and in the meantime asked the man for his license, the man said it was in the glove compartment where there was also a gun. The gaurd immediately called for the armed response unit.

The man was removed from the car by the gaurd and told to open the boot, but he said there was a body in it. The gaurd got straight on the radio and called for the forensics.

Anyway in a matter of minutes there was paddywagons, squad cars, forensics and armed response units surrounding the place. When they looked in the car they couldn't find the body or gun, and established that the man did actually own the car.

The superintendant went over and said to the driver, "My officer told me you had stolen this car, had a gun in the glove compartment and a body in the boot?" To which the driver replied, "He probably told you I was speeding as well!"

TOP DRAWER SIR!!!!!!!!!:D

zero19

An oldie but a goodie

bubbaloo

barryd09 wrote: »

Totally agree with Sentient_6 on this.

I saw the ERU last night at Topaz on the Bridge.
Was going to ask them straight up for some info on their days work,just so i could report it here...

Btw,they like tea & coffee from Topaz.Oh and refuelling their nice car. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Seriously, I stop at that Topaz every morning and they are ALWAYS there - getting their coffee and pastries. How stereotypical of them? Chief Wigam eat your heart out!!

fatguy2k1

maybe there should be a general chat thread to deal with all these type of threads?

KittyeeTrix

fatguy2k1 wrote: »

maybe there should be a general chat thread to deal with all these type of threads?

Aye, that wouldn't be a bad idea at all

The problem is though, the type of posters who set them up(usually less then 100 posts) would just ignore it and make a new one anyway.

Kind of like how we get 2/3 ''I'm moving to Galway'' threads every week.

Fuinseog

bubbaloo wrote: »

Seriously, I stop at that Topaz every morning and they are ALWAYS there - getting their coffee and pastries. How stereotypical of them? Chief Wigam eat your heart out!!

well I never, guards are human enough to consume food. I thought they were a donut eating folk. maybe they go to Topaz cos they are on the road so much and can get out of there fast if necessary.

Head The Wall

It's because of the discounts they get

moikey

bubbaloo wrote: »

Seriously, I stop at that Topaz every morning and they are ALWAYS there - getting their coffee and pastries. How stereotypical of them? Chief Wigam eat your heart out!!

I used to pass by that petrol station regularly as well and one day a young cop tried to get the fuel and food paid for FREE, the girl behind the counter was having none of it.:D

KylieWyley

Fuinseog wrote: »

in fairness there are a lot of threads here with 'I saw a fire engine with sirens on yesterday, what happened?' or 'why was there a man lying unconscious in Eyre yesterday?' . Do you expect the emergency services to come on here and tell you what happened for your entertainment?

does so little happen in Galway that people wonder aloud about such things?

God love em if they lived in a city like London or New York! Sirens and distractions galore!

Steyr

barryd09 wrote: »

I saw the ERU last night at Topaz on the Bridge.

Btw,they like tea & coffee from Topaz.Oh and refuelling their nice car.

WOW........That almost sounds like they may...wait for it...they may just be allowed to eat food and have a coffee like everybody else, OR MAYBE Topaz are the company that supplies fuel to AGS........

Fuinseog

moikey wrote: »

I used to pass by that petrol station regularly as well and one day a young cop tried to get the fuel and food paid for FREE, the girl behind the counter was having none of it.:D

unlikely that a cop would try to get free fuel. I would imagine they have a fuel card or its put on a tab. last time I checked the individual guards were not paying for fuel.

much is made of them getting a free cuppa but its not unheard of for civilians to enjoy certain perks. who hear has not skipped the queue to get into a club because they know the doorstaff or gotten a freebie somewhere along the line.

emptybladder

moikey wrote: »

I used to pass by that petrol station regularly as well and one day a young cop tried to get the fuel and food paid for FREE, the girl behind the counter was having none of it.:D

I'm sure.

The guard had a fuel card for the diesel and paid for the food himself.

confuseddotcom

gant0

I wouldn't look too much into the armed response units presence.They're just glorified patrol cars.They respond to the same calls as other guards.

Redhairedguy

gant0 wrote: »

I wouldn't look too much into the armed response units presence.They're just glorified patrol cars.They respond to the same calls as other guards.

Yeah, but they look sooooooo much cooler!

Interceptor

gant0 wrote: »

just glorified patrol cars.

Very fast, armed glorified patrol cars. The ERU car is a scary thing to have following you across town....

'cptr

soundbyte

gant0 wrote: »

I wouldn't look too much into the armed response units presence.They're just glorified patrol cars.They respond to the same calls as other guards.

Eh, no, I really wouldn't agree with you there! Those XC-70s are a serious piece of kit, they're made specially for police forces. You'd do well to outrun one.

True, they're regular cops most of the time, but can change to 'armed mode' in seconds (magnetic stip goes on the driver and passenger doors reading 'armed response unit', and the LED scroll bar on the roof will let you know they have the submachine guns out of the in-car safe).

Dead giveaway they're on a job is they're wearing their baseball caps.

T2daK

sentient_6 wrote: »

How about a more civilized response then:

1. Wat do you think anyone on here is going to tell you?

2. What business is it of yours anyway?

I just dont get these threads. & there's loads of them. Had a look there & in 5 minutes i found 'whats that smell of burning', 'what are those sirens', & two threads wondering what the helicopters where about.

Dead right man I totally agree some people just have no friends

Shane St.

I think its because some ppl have no lives. go out tommrow and watch a butterly dance

sgthighway

If they are in the car their gun is within arms reach.
Fuel card is attached to the key ring.

AFAIK they have an AED on board.
They spend most of their time just driving around and wouldn't have as much flexibility as regular Garda.
The car is built by Volvo specially for AGS.

If you ever see them at a show don't be afraid to go over and ask questions.

KittyeeTrix

Shane St. wrote: »

I think its because some ppl have no lives. go out tommrow and watch a butterly dance

Just looking at this post and my 11 year old daughter commented " if you think some people have no lives well aren't ye worse for posting about it!!!:D

haha, smart girl!!