War veteran impersonated garda and hijacked car with 'broken airsoft gun', court hears

A war veteran impersonated a garda and hijacked a car with “a broken airsoft gun”, a court has heard.

War veteran impersonated garda and hijacked car with 'broken airsoft gun', court hears
Tue, 09 Apr, 2019 - 18:50
Brion Hoban

A war veteran impersonated a garda and hijacked a car with “a broken airsoft gun”, a court has heard.

Stephen Keane, 30, of Cushlawn Drive, Tallaght, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Court to impersonating a member of An Garda Síochána at BoylesSport, Firhouse Road, on August 25, 2018.

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CourtsCourt casePlace: Cushlawn Drive, Tallaght, DublinPlace: BoylesSportPlace: Firhouse RoadPlace: Firhouse Shopping CentrePlace: FirhousePlace: Dwan's Off-LicencePlace: Woodstown Shopping CentrePlace: BallycullenPlace: BoyleSportPlace: IrelandPlace: UKPlace: IraqPlace: AfghanistanPerson: Stephen KeanePerson: Dara Hayes BLPerson: KeanePerson: Gda GroganPerson: GardaíPerson: Sarah-Jane O'CallaghanPerson: BLPerson: O'CallaghanPerson: Melanie GreallyOrganisation: Dublin Circuit CourtOrganisation: Garda SíochanaOrganisation: British Army
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