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Wed 01 Jan 2007Garda gets suspended sentence for theft of €700A 27-year-old Garda convicted of stealing €700 which had been handed in at Sligo Garda station, was yesterday given a two-year suspended sentence.James Lavelle, Old Quay Court, Sligo, who had been a member of the force since 2000, was also served with his dismissal papers yesterday.