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Stopped by unmarked garda

[Deleted User]

Hey folks.

its probably nothing but I was stopped on the M11 coming home today. The garda was unmarked, flashing his blues. Took me a sec to realise he was wanting me to pull in, but I did.

He asked the usual questions, who are ya, were ya going etc. I didn’t have my licence handy so he said to present at a station.

all that fairly normal but what’s weird is

he wouldn’t give me a reason for stopping
he wouldn’t give his name
he kept pointing out things he found on pulse about me I presume. Completely irrelevant details such as that I had mental health difficulties.

never stopped before so maybe it’s all normal craic and I’m just being paranoid. Just seemed very strange to have effectively no reason and also didn’t ask me to nominate a station, just said whatever it doesn’t matter, how would he know I did then? 🤔

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mk7r

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892365#Comment_120892365

Name no, Garda number yes

GSBellew

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892372#Comment_120892372

The number on their uniform, their ID number, whatever you feel like calling it, it is their identifying number.

GSBellew

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892386#Comment_120892386

Interesting, I was advised differently by people with legal qualifications & have not met a Guard who has not given their surname, the only one who was reluctant was the driver of an unmarked car that tailgated me for a few km with their main beams on, yet they agreed I was entitled to it.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120891717#Comment_120891717

For a moment I thought he was checking pulse to see if you were alive 🙈☺ I'm finding the questioning of AGS in this case baffling, why not ID himself

Purple Mountain

I call bogus prankster.

He got a few of your details incorrect, as you said. He could have guessed about your health issues. Half of Ireland have had mental health issues at some point.

Atlantic Dawn

The only way Timmy Gardaí will be taken out of the force is if every interaction with them is reported.

JayRoc

"Plain clothes means Detective"

It absolutely does not. There will be lots of times a normal member of AGS will be in plain clothes.

Seth Brundle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892538#Comment_120892538

In an unmarked garda car?

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892451#Comment_120892451

Going to a Garda station will likely sort this at least from a confirmation perspective that he was a real guard- if anyone feels they are being stopped by a pretend guard, phone 999 ask for Gardai and explain the situation- they will advise quick enough.

Henry Ford III

What kind of hat was he wearing? Critically important.

Newtown90

Happened to me a few years back on the M7 one Sunday night when i was heading back up for work.

Unmarked car put on the lights behind me - I ignored it as there was a free lane next to me to pass me out ( I hadn't broke the limit, tax was in date, etc so I knew he had no reason to pull me)... He pulls out in the lane next to me starts veering and pointing in at me.. I pull in and he speeds off... I assume an arsehole with too much time rather than an actual Gard... Didn't get his Reg unfortunately but got a dash cam straight away...

kirk.

Unmarked gard that pulled me over said they don't drive up alongside you

I asked him why he stayed behind me

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892609#Comment_120892609

Now come on- you know well that it’s not the hat that’s important- its whether or not he’s wearing it is all that matters 🤪

Witcher

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892591#Comment_120892591

Yes

munchkin_utd

fake unmarked garda cars seems to be a thing.

It was enough of an issue that Kildare gardai issued instructions on what to do, and part of that is that they must be able to show you an ID

https://www.kildarenow.com/news/local-news/386133/kildare-gardai-issue-clear-advice-on-what-to-do-if-motorists-think-a-fake-unmarked-garda-car-tries-to-pull-them-over.html

jucko

bogus guard

had a case of this beside where i live recently

you'll just have to accept it as (weird) part of modern life op

.... and that there are people out there with massive issues :)

have a great day

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892681#Comment_120892681

That’s exactly the article I had in mind when I wrote the above post about phoning 999- funny how it stuck with me - as the article says, it’s a rare event someone impersonating a Garda whilst driving - for starters installing the blue flashing lights etc would obviously be quite an effort but that shouldn’t stop anyone who’s in doubt from proceeding with caution

I remember seeing a UK police TV show years ago where they stopped some weirdo in his car- he had his car set up just like an unmarked police car- beyond creepy.

creedp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892365#Comment_120892365

Should you not have an entitlement o this information before they ask these questions? Otherwise any gobshite could masquerade as a Garda...which seems to be increasingly the case. The Gardai can't expect people to continue to be cooperative if they are entitled to treat them with disdain.

Thankfully I've never come across something like this as any Gardai I've dealt with have been in uniform but reading this stuff would make me think twice about pulling over for an unmarked car in a remote location.

xabi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892623#Comment_120892623

Do you still have the footage?

Lewis_Benson

The bogus thing does happen.

Had a white vw transporter behind me one night coming from Ballinasloe into Athlone, blue lights started flashing, and beeping.

I pulled in and he shot passed me.

Called the Athlone station who confirmed they didn't have any white transporters, gave them the general direction he went in.

kirk.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120893195#Comment_120893195

Ya fire it up op

Should be able to identify the cap

Newtown90

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120893195#Comment_120893195

I got a dash cam after the event unfortunately...

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892418#Comment_120892418

Plain clothes Gardai do not have shoulder numbers. So it's not their identifying number.

ebbsy

Put in a claim I would.

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120893540#Comment_120893540

A claim for what?

Mac 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892223#Comment_120892223

Quite true. and forget all that bolloxology of "he cant book me cause he wasn't wearing his hat". He has to identify himself. I asked once and he got thick about it but still showed his I. D.

Banzai600

cant the pulse system leave breadcrumbs of someone looking into something ?

making refeerences to a persons personal health while at a roadside stop, if it was legit, is alarming.

id be following it up if it was a legit cop.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120891895#Comment_120891895

If they weren't Garda they would not have access to PULSE.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120894067#Comment_120894067

we will see. I will soon have a word with the local station see what they make of it.

I don’t think they were a pretend garda though.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120892681#Comment_120892681

They should have added get the reg number if possible. how else are the Guards going to catch these weirdo fake cops.