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January

Has anti social behaviour in Dublin 15 affected you?

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miamee

I'm hearing a LOT of sirens in the Blakestown area over the last 10 minutes or so, I think they are headed in the Huntstown/Hartstown direction but can't be sure. Any idea what is going on out there?

Larbre34

I didn't spot what parts of the fence might have gone missing, but some bits must have.

Polar101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117858850#Comment_117858850

Last time (or after one of the times) it happened they built a low wooden fence around the green. I guess it didn't work so well.

Larbre34

An illegal encampment has appeared on the bit of green space on Damastown Road, within the industrial area, at the entrance to the IBM campus and the Guerbet plant.

Beware of associated petty criminality until it is removed.

Caranica

Guy from a certain community going door to door in Waterville "doing work for some neighbours" and wanting to clean my gutters "inside and outside".

Caranica

Update: they were looking for two people and they have been detained. Don't know if it's in the media but a friend has contacts in the Garda station.

Caranica

Talking to neighbours who were similarly disturbed during the night. One said there were armed Gardai at a checkpoint on the snugborough road this morning at the IDA business park and another said there had been a similar checkpoint earlier in the week.

miamee

I must have been out like a light because I am about half way between the two of you (ish) and I heard nothing!

Caranica

I'm wrecked this morning. It was there for about 40 minutes then fecked off but came back again for about another 10 minutes. Haven't heard anything on the news.

Glossy1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117740966#Comment_117740966

Heard it as well, I'm the other side from you towards Power c!Ty . Was wondering what part it was going around.

Caranica

4.30am and I've been awake for over 35 minutes as something big is clearly going down. What I presume is the Garda helicopter isn't just overhead, it's swooping down so low I thought it was going to come through my roof - I've never heard it so noisy. I'm in Waterville so don't know if it's checking out our woods or if it's over in Corduff.

raheny red

https://twitter.com/Lyncchh/status/1408357587976867842?s=19

Larbre34

LorelaiG wrote: »

Maybe he shot because he knew he'd be arrested and put away... ? Safer in custody than out on the streets when there's a threat on your life ..

Not quite.

I understand he was aware of an imminent threat. When the Guards arrived in plain clothes (jeans and hoodies rather than suit and tie) and an unmarked car, ironically to warn him about said threat, the paranoia overtook and he perceived them as a threat. Anyway, that excuses nothing, the possession and discharge of firearma and the actual bodily harm done to the wounded Guards will see him get 10 years at least.

LorelaiG

Maybe he shot because he knew he'd be arrested and put away... ? Safer in custody than out on the streets when there's a threat on your life ..

TheValeyard

Garda helicopter going non stop around Carpenterstown last couple hours. Wonder what's happening

Larbre34

Thats it in a nutshell, they don't have the resources to man mark these characters with surveillance and intelligence all at once. And getting a warrant for a domicile search has a pretty high bar, its not done on a whim, nor should it be frankly.

wandererz

Phil.x wrote: »

He's was a member of they westies gang, so how the hell does a man with a huge criminal record and is still involved in organized crime have two automatic guns at home?

errm... i think you answered your own question there.

Phil.x wrote: »

Can the garda not do random house/car raids on criminals at this level.
It's hard to believe that this longterm criminal can have, not one but two firearms at his home and the garda didn't know, care or do anything about it, but yet come and warn him his life is in danger and then get shot!!

I think they need reasonable suspicion. Can't just go about invading peoples privacy for no reason.

Although, i wonder what reasonable suspicion they had to go bust the chef with osteoporosis down in Cork for €4 of weed.

Phil.x

He's was a member of they westies gang, so how the hell does a man with a huge criminal record and is still involved in organized crime have two automatic guns at home?
Can the garda not do random house/car raids on criminals at this level.
It's hard to believe that this longterm criminal can have, not one but two firearms at his home and the garda didn't know, care or do anything about it, but yet come and warn him his life is in danger and then get shot!! WTF.
A leopard and his spots comes to mind.

wandererz

Plainclothes detectives went over to inform someone (possibly him) that they had information that he was being targeted.

Speculating here: Perhaps he had this information already and when he saw two guys approaching the house he thought he would take them out rather than them take him out.

Larbre34

He started firing shots for some reason and the first two detectives responded. He then shot at and wounded them.

miamee

'Criminal' and 'actual crazy person' as you put it, are not mutually exclusive.

donaghs

punisher5112 wrote: »

Yeah, he gave himself up videos, pictures all going around, gardais hit in arm and foot

Read a few articles, but anymore details on how all this actually started? "The gardaí originally attended the address following reports of an incident. The man then blocked himself into the house, firing an automatic weapon at the officers. "

Don't understand why a criminal, rather than actual crazy person would be blasting at Gardai with an automatic weapon. What outcome was he hoping for? Its one way to guarantee an long sentence in our normally lenient system.

punisher5112

Larbre34 wrote: »

Really?

Yeah, he gave himself up videos, pictures all going around, gardais hit in arm and foot

Larbre34

horse7 wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/two-garda%C3%AD-shot-in-west-dublin-by-man-who-opened-fire-from-house-1.4575236

2 Garda shot in Whitechapel,clonsilla tonight.

Really?

horse7

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/two-garda%C3%AD-shot-in-west-dublin-by-man-who-opened-fire-from-house-1.4575236

2 Garda shot in Whitechapel,clonsilla tonight.

Larbre34

Very funny video on twitter of an ERU Garda walking past a house armed with an MP7 and a tall bag of Sniper gear on his back.

Lad in the front garden: "Goin' fishin' pal?"

Zaph

https://twitter.com/SteBreen/status/1397300921151918080

Larbre34

From videos doing the rounds it seems the two plain clothes Gardaí both received minor looking injuries to the foot. Hopefully that proves to be the case.

KGLady

Larbre34 wrote: »

I meant about certain public representatives dissing Gardaí, I'd like to tackle them about it.

Ah I misread, and I'd agree with you 100% such things should be challenged, however I'd expect the same response as usual from our former TD - to deflect and label anyone calling her out as a liar.

Larbre34

KGLady wrote: »

Ongoing incident so there's a media blackout requested by the Gardaí, but there's plenty of videos on social media. Whitechapel Grove, well known criminal.

I meant about certain public representatives dissing Gardaí, I'd like to tackle them about it.

As for the media blackout, the Gangland thread has the name, that he is now dead and that two AGS were wounded, both in the foot. A slightly pointless blackout if true