Kicked and damaged patrol van door

A young man who kicked the door of a patrol van following his early morning arrest was fined €200 at Sligo District Court. Dylan McLoughlin (20) of Stephen McDonagh Place brought €200 to court to pay for the damage he caused on April 30 th last. Inspector Padraic Burke said McLoughjlin was arrested at 4am for the purpose of a search and was brought to Ballymote Garda Station but on the way to kicked the patrol van door with such force it warped. He has previous convictions. Mr Gerard McGovern, solicitor (defending) said the defendant couldn’t understand why he was being taken away in a van to Ballymote. “He thought he was being carted off to prison for no reason. No charge was ever brought as a result of the search,” he said.