Episode 516 : How a respected Garda's career was nearly destroyed for lending a bike to a pensioner

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It was an act of kindness during lockdown that ended up nearly costing an honest garda of his career.In May 2020, an officer took a bike from his station's lost and found and loaned it to a pensioner who had been given doctor's advice to get more exercise. But this act of compassion would lead to a three year nightmare and see specialist officers raid the garda's home.Niall Donald speaks to Sunday Independent Crime Correspondent Ali Bracken about how an officer's life was thrown into chaos over a 50 euro bike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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