Call for better training for gardaí to tackle car theft rise instead of 'simply standing down'

Hundreds of cars are being stolen from “hard-working families” by criminals intent on causing havoc, he said, and rank and file gardaí need more training to tackle them. Picture: Colin Keegan /Collins Photos

A detective garda has called for improved training for the rank-and-file to tackle car thefts following a rise in such crimes. 

It comes as a stinger operation intercepted an allegedly stolen vehicle in an area of Dublin where 460 cars have reportedly been stolen this year.