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Irish operator bribed police

22nd September 1972
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Keywords : Longsight, Law / Crime

• Because he felt he might lose his job as the result of minor motoring offences, an Irish lorry owner-driver offered a policeman a £5 bribe when questioned.

This was part of the evidence heard in Manchester last week when the driver, Mr James Kelly, of Longsight, Manchester, was fined £25 after pleading guilty to offering a bribe to the policeman.

Defending, Mr H. Gittleson told the court that a police-car crew saw a lorry owned by Mr Kelly parked on a building site. The lorry, which was unattended, had been left with its

engine running, its hand brake in the "off" position and it had a mudguard which was in a dangerous condition.

When Mr Kelly, who had been employed to clear the building site, returned he was told he would be reported in connection with the offences. He said: "Do you have to, will this do?" and handed one of the policemen a 15 note.

When charged he stated: "I had just got this job shifting stuff from this site. I thought if I got in trouble with the police they would stop me working".

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Organisations: UN Court
Locations: Manchester

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