Gardai have arrested a motorist in Dublin who was caught driving a stolen car on their way home from an appearance in court.
The car thief was intercepted by the Commercial Vehicle Garda Unit driving a silver Toyota Yaris in the city centre on Wednesday.
Gardai quickly realised that they were driving a stolen car as they had removed the key cylinder from the ignition and hot-wired the car.
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It turns out the thief had already been in court that day for another offence and was promptly arrested on their way home again.
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In a post on the official gardai Twitter account, a Garda spokesperson said: "The Commercial Vehicle Unit intercepted this stolen car earlier today in Dublin city centre.
"The driver was on their way home from a court appearance that same day.
"Driver arrested...again. #SaferRoads"
People took to the comments, with one man calling the driver the "world's dumbest criminal".
Another Twitter user joked: "Only in Ireland…" while one person said "You couldn't make it up!!!"
Meanwhile, another person said: "Some level of confidence, to drive stolen car from a court to home!"
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