Sergeant changed locks after non-local gardaí found examining papers

A SERGEANT changed the locks on her station in Donegal after she found gardaí from another station pouring over inspection reports, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

Sergeant Sarah Hargadon said she was very annoyed to find that Superintendent Kevin Lennon and Sergeant John White had entered Raphoe Garda station in December 1997 without consulting anybody. “I changed the locks to secure the station, so that I knew then who was coming in and out of the station,” she said.

Sergeant White, who had previously served in the station, was highly respected in the Donegal division for his experience in investigating serious crime in Dublin and his interest in pursuing local criminals in Raphoe.