Garda driven to scene of burglary by victim

A woman whose house had been burgled had to collect a garda from a local station because he did not have a patrol car.

The woman arrived to find her home in Co Donegal wrecked and a number of items missing. She contacted a garda at her local station in Newtowncunningham but was told he did not have any transport.

The woman drove to the Garda station a mile away and collect the garda to investigate the crime scene.