
Gardaí are advising people to be on the lookout bogus house calls.
There's been a rise in the number of people impersonating Gardaí
Bogus officers are calling to homes, informing the owner they need to check the 'security' of the house as a result of a high number of burglaries in the area.
Gardaí are advising people they will never cold call to a house with this request, and to ask for an identification number if you are suspicious.
Portlaoise Motoring Journalist Bob Flavin had a recent run-in with a fake Garda: