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Judge Mary Devins directed the forfeiture of two pepper sprays and a taser found in the apartment of a Ballina man. The direction was made during an application for police property. A number of other items which were seized were directed to be returned to the man.

A 24-year-old woman who stuffed clothing items in her bag and then went to the cashier in order to exchange them for other clothes was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday for the charge of making gain or causing loss my deception.

A new practising solicitor was welcomed at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

A Ballinrobe man who carried out an unprovoked assault on a man who was visiting the town to take part in an angling competition pleaded guilty to assault causing harm in Castlebar District Court this Tuesday. Sean O’Connor, 8 Tower View, Ballinrobe was arrested at 4.35am on the night of August 5 2012 on Main Street, Ballinrobe following the assault. Superintendent Joe Doherty told the court that O’Connor came out of an alley way and launched an attack on one of two men who were walking down the street together.

A married woman admitted at Ballina District Court this week to assaulting another female as their cars were stationary at traffic lights.

A 25-year-old man who “befriended” a woman separated from her friends during a hen party in Galway city before repeatedly raping and beating her in his flat has been given a 15 year sentence.

Mayo Fianna Fáil Deputy Dara Calleary has slammed the Government’s decision to shut down six Garda stations in Mayo. Before a Fianna Fail motion was debated in the Dáil, the deputy had urged Fine Gael to reverse its “dangerous decision”, however on Wednesday evening—following an adjournment of the Dáil for several hours in order to allow TDs to attend the State funeral of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe—the motion was rejected by the Dáil.

The superintendent of Westport, Aiden Foley has reassured the public that there are adequate Garda resources in Westport and he will continue to bring anyone who commits crime in Westport before the court.

An application for CCTV for Westport has been forwarded to Garda Headquarters. According to Superintendent Aiden Foley the application has been sent and he hopes to be called to present to the Garda CCTV committee at the next quarterly meeting. However, the superintendent could not give the town’s JPC meeting a date when CCTV would be up and running.

Councillor Myles Staunton made a proposal at the Westport Joint Policing Committee meeting this week that a provision should be put in the Anti-Social policy document which will enable the “immediate expulsion from local authority housing” of anyone who lives in social housing and who allows someone who is involved in anti-social behaviour to stay with them.