He was charged with possessing stolen property, a Garda uniform soft shell jacket, contrary to the Theft & Fraud Act.
A homeless Dublin man accused of impersonating a garda by allegedly wearing an officer’s stolen uniform jacket has been denied bail.
He was charged with possessing stolen property, a Garda uniform soft shell jacket, contrary to the Theft & Fraud Act.Mr O'Shea was held pending his appearance before Judge Dermot Dempsey at a sitting of Dublin District Court on Saturday when he faced bail objections. The officer agreed with defence counsel Kevin McCrave that the accused was known to live at various addresses around the Lucan area and lately in a park in the middle of the town.Counsel said the accused had health problems and was about to start a 12-week residential counselling programme.The court heard the accused had an alcohol problem.
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