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Q about Airport Police

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  • 26-05-2014 11:48pm
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    Fatscally
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    Are European Airport Police real police?, as in a couple of years training in Templemore and then a few months on the job learning time, passing tests on criminal law, allowed to carry out arrests etc?
    Or are they "AIRPORT" makey upy police, like security in the shopping mall / rent a cop or whatever?
    Or some kind of hybrid with limited powers? If so what authority do they have?


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    Sulla Felix
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Police_(Ireland)

    Not the best source of course, but does look like they have a long enough history and some powers of arrest and detention etc.


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    Fatscally
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Fatscally


    Thanks Sulla.

    So they're a kinda hybrid setup according to that. A kind of police deputy I'd say.

    What about the baggage checkers / metal detector operators? I assume they're just trained personal to search for a distinct list of banned items. After that they've to call for the AP?


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    donkey balls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    Fatscally wrote: »
    Thanks Sulla.

    So they're a kinda hybrid setup according to that. A kind of police deputy I'd say.

    What about the baggage checkers / metal detector operators? I assume they're just trained personal to search for a distinct list of banned items. After that they've to call for the AP?

    Years ago the Airport police oversaw all aspects of airport security from searching other airport/airline employees checking ID badges etc,They no longer do this as the DAA set up THE ASU(Airport Search Unit) which are normal staff with no powers of arrest/detention they man the x ray machines and staff entrances.
    If there is a problem they contact the Airport police just say there was a passenger acting the mick on a flight in bound to Dublin then the Gardai are called as I have seen many occasions while working there.


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