Garda Commissioner Drew Harris stands over the decision to use the National Bureau Of Criminal Investigation to probe an officer who lent a bike to a pensioner. The officer had taken the bike without permission and was initially investigated for theft but later cleared. The decision to involve the elite detective unit in the investigation is supported by Mr Harris.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris today stood over a decision to use the force's most elite detective unit - to investigate an officer for lending a pensioner a bike. “I understand entirely why that decision was made,” Mr Harris said today over the use of the National Bureau Of Criminal Investigation to probe the Midlands based officer – who only returned to full duty on Thursday following a four year saga.
The officer was the focus of a long running probe after he took a bicycle from Garda stores that was about to be disposed of and lent it to a pensioner during lockdown. READ MORE: Retired judge calls for Drew Harris to be sacked after garda suspended for giving bike to pensioner He took the bike without permission and was investigated for theft – but later cleared. He was then subjected to a disciplinary process – and that only exonerated him two weeks ago. The NBCI deals with major crimes including murder and espionage – but Mr Harris said he backed the decision to send detectives from that Dublin-based unit to the Midlands to investigate the officer. Speaking today at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, Mr Harris said: “Having seen the rationale of it and we are talking about very experienced, competent and indeed distinguished and illustrious members of An Garda Siochana who made these decisions, I do stand over the
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Garda Commissioner supports investigation of officer for lending bike to pensionerGarda Commissioner Drew Harris stands over the decision to use the National Bureau Of Criminal Investigation to probe an officer who lent a bike to a pensioner. The officer had taken the bike without permission and was initially investigated for theft but later cleared. The decision to involve the elite detective unit in the investigation is supported by Mr Harris.
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