Low life private eyes stories

An elderly neighbour of mine who had a bad fall in pothole in which he broke his hand and injured his knee . He then took a case civil against council this is about 17 years ago so every now and again I would call over to see was he okay. So next he told me there is a van out side his door 24/7 and he sees a guy going into the back of the van with black out windows So next he showed me this black device with wiring and I said to him where did this come from and he said I caught the guy who is parked up in the same van putting this device in my porch door. so he called the Gardai and I was there the Gardai came and the said to him it looks like bug listening device. he never heard any more .so next a few weeks later the same van was parked out side his house again which is next to a primary school with black out windows so next he called the Gardai saying there is van parked up out side a primary school with blacked out windows acting suspicious. .next within a few minutes the Gardai car came to investigate and your guy in the back of the van was removed and the elderly neighbour was at front porch door watching this search of the van. So next the Gardai went over to my elderly neighbour did you call the gardai and he said yes then told him the guy is a private eye in the van sent to watch you.