Hardworking community gardai in Dublin city returned a stolen passport to a German tourist - just in time for his flight home.
The unfortunate holiday maker's cash-filled wallet and passport was robbed from him in a shop on Westmoreland Street on Sunday.
He was due to fly back to Germany at 1pm the same day and would have been stranded.
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However, quick thinking gardai came to the rescue, tracking down the thief and recovering the wallet.
A post shared on the official An Garda Siochana Facebook page said: "Community Garda from Pearse Street immediately identified the suspect from CCTV footage and he was arrested nearby.
"We searched the area and located the passport and wallet in a nearby rubbish bin."
Gardai then travelled to Dublin Airport to return the property to the tourist - just in time for him to catch his flight.
