Man arrested after stealing bus from Ringsend Garage

dublinman1990 · 16-12-2011 07:57PM #1

Guys, if you would have looked at tonight's evening herald that a 45 year old man stole from a double decker bus from Ringsend Garage.

Take a look at this below.

http://www.herald.ie/news/exbus-driver-held-after-taking-city-bus-for-joyride-on-old-route-2966170.html

I don't think anyone would re-employ him again in Dublin Bus. The passengers that may have been in it would be terrified to go on a bus again after that incident.

KD345 · 16-12-2011 08:27PM

Last week the 65 was supposed to be having its service reduced, now there are sporadic extra departures... offering increased passenger capacity penetrating into Blessington, serving some roundabouts 5 times. All part of Network Direct Phase 752

coylemj · 16-12-2011 10:03PM

Apparently suspicions were aroused when he accepted a Leap Card from a passenger without printing a ticket, the cops were immediatly alerted and he was pulled over!

dublinman1990 · 16-12-2011 10:50PM

He may used a leap card while going over to Ringsend:D, if that were true I think he would have the driver telling him that.

There is a possibility that the passengers could have spotted that he was wearing the company uniform which is of course.......AHEM

STOLEN!

The management would not like that one bit.:mad: They are thinking that way already.

When we was arrested on the night, he could have said to the Gardai ''AH SURE, BEEP IT''.

(Quote in bold coming from a former teacher if you must know)

cocoshovel · 16-12-2011 11:48PM

Didn't some lad rob a bus and go on a huge rampage in Dublin about 10 years ago? I vaguely remember seeing something about it, or maybe Im just dreaming of a movie or something.

coylemj · 16-12-2011 11:50PM

cocoshovel wrote: »

Didn't some lad rob a bus and go on a huge rampage in Dublin about 10 years ago? I vaguely remember seeing something about it, or maybe Im just dreaming of a movie or something.

Was that Bottler (Brendan Grace) and his mates? They stole a double-decker because one of them wanted to have a smoke on the way home!

LXFlyer · 16-12-2011 11:54PM

cocoshovel wrote: »

Didn't some lad rob a bus and go on a huge rampage in Dublin about 10 years ago? I vaguely remember seeing something about it, or maybe Im just dreaming of a movie or something.

More recently than that - it was a Dualway driver on the Naas Road.

Stheno · 16-12-2011 11:56PM

coylemj wrote: »

Was that Bottler (Brendan Grace) and his mates? They stole a double-decker because one of them wanted to have a smoke on the way home!

Was it not some bloke on the Naas road who killed a couple of pedestrians a couple of years ago?
http://ipf.4.forumer.com/a/woman-killed-during-stolen-bus-incident_post1682.html

ax586 · 17-12-2011 10:10AM

cocoshovel wrote: »

Didn't some lad rob a bus and go on a huge rampage in Dublin about 10 years ago? I vaguely remember seeing something about it, or maybe Im just dreaming of a movie or something.

There was a bus stolen in the summer of 96 it was taken from westmoreland steet and brought out to clondalkin

Losty Dublin · 17-12-2011 06:50PM

Stheno wrote: »

Was it not some bloke on the Naas road who killed a couple of pedestrians a couple of years ago?
http://ipf.4.forumer.com/a/woman-killed-during-stolen-bus-incident_post1682.html

That was a provincial coach, was it not?

thomasj · 17-12-2011 07:13PM

He was going to steal a 65b but realised it would have left him with a bit of a walk!

All joking aside, thankfully noone was injured, was there damage done to the bus?

BenShermin · 17-12-2011 10:30PM

I'm planning on robbing a 40 and putting 78a on the destination scroll. Bus will terminate at Finches on Neilstown Road though

cocoshovel · 17-12-2011 10:59PM

Stheno wrote: »

Was it not some bloke on the Naas road who killed a couple of pedestrians a couple of years ago?
http://ipf.4.forumer.com/a/woman-killed-during-stolen-bus-incident_post1682.html

Yeah that was it. It was like something of GTA. Is that lad in prison still or what?

Mrs OBumble · 19-12-2011 01:53PM

At least he got further than this lad: http://www.galwaynews.ie/15812-man-arrested-after-bus-taken-and-crashed-galway who only managed to go around one corner before crashing!

Anyone know the length of time between his leaving the company "voluntary", and the bus leaving the garage "involuntarily"?

miller50841 · 01-01-2012 10:06PM

Maybe he missed driving and also could have been looking 4 a way of getting home cheap fair play its not the 1st time an ex driver has done something like that. lucky he didnt take any bridges:D

Man arrested after stealing bus from Ringsend Garage

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