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Joint Policing Committee gives thumbs up to new Longford garda chief
Superintendent Seamus Boyle s appointment as Longford s first countywide garda chief has been universally hailed by JPC members
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The appointment of Supt Seamus Boyle as head of Co Longford s garda division has been greeted with universal approval at Joint Policing Committee (JPC) level.
The sitting Granard garda chief becomes the first countywide garda chief, responsible for the management of both Longford and Granard garda districts.
Local gardaí are appealing to the public to be on the lookout for fraud and deception, following an increase in various scams in the area. Four out of fi.
€130k growhouse uncovered during weekend raid was one of four search operations to take place in Granard District
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A number of successful searches and operations were carried out in the Granard district over the weekend, with one search uncovering a ‘sophisticated cannabis growhouse’ in Aughnacliffe.
Gardaí seized approximately €130,000 of suspected cannabis during the search of the residence in on Saturday afternoon and made one arrest.
Speaking to the Longford Leader this week, Superintendent Seamus Boyle of the Granard District explained that the raid was a “joint operation” between gardaí, the Divisional Drugs Unit and Detective Inspector John Costello.
A 75-year-old farmer who had his guns confiscated after he shot dead a dog in his field has insisted: I did nothing wrong to deserve them guns being taken.
Liam Browne insisted this week that he did not get fair play in court during his appeal to have his guns returned, saying his good character had been unfairly portrayed. In the court I felt I was made out like a gangster, he told the Sunday World this week. It wasn t right. I m a grandad … not a gun-toting grandad.
Details of the incident which saw Liam lose his guns were heard during an appeal against the revocation of his firearms certificate at Longford court last week.
Over 40 suspects before courts in Longford as gardaí turn screw on feuding families
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More than 6,000 patrols, searches and specific operations have been carried out by gardaí in Longford this year in a bid to tackle feuding between warring families and crime groups.
Inspector Frank Finn told a meeting of Longford’s Joint Policing (JPC) Committee this week that officers had conducted approximately 6,200 “proactive policing engagements” so far this year dealing solely with inter-family disputes.