CLANRYE NEWS Updates on Crime within the district
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a recent burglary at a house in Newry. Detective Sergeant Dougherty said: “Officers received a report on Saturday, 22nd February at approximately 7.30pm that a house in the Elmwood Park area had been broken into. “Entry was gained via a back door that had been forced open. […]
Police are appealing for information after a police vehicle was deliberately rammed outside Armagh in the early hours of 21st February leaving two officers injured. Around 2am, officers on mobile patrol in the Farnaloy Road area of rural Madden observed a Toyota Hilux turning off onto the Hanslough Road. The driver of this vehicle then […]
Police have arrested a 16-year-old male following a series of vehicle thefts and attempted vehicle thefts in the Lurgan area, which occurred sometime overnight, between Friday 21st February and Saturday 22nd February. Sergeant Bigger said: “It was reported that a driving licence and a bank card were taken from a vehicle in the Richmount Gardens […]
Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a report of an arson attack on a house in Kilkeel in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 19th February. Detective Constable McVeigh said: “Shortly after 2am, police attended the scene in the Drummond Walk area to find the front windows had been smashed, an accelerant […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s latest recruitment drive for Student Officers, which launched on Wednesday 22 January and closed on Wednesday 12 February, has attracted a total of 4,822 applications. The Call Handler competition which launched on Monday 27 January and closed on Monday 17 February attracted 587 applicants seeking to pursue a career […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of a fire at a property in the Forth Avenue area of Warrenpoint in the early hours of Tuesday, February 18. Detective Sergeant Lewis said: “Officers, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service and Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, received and responded […]
Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to a report of an arson incident involving a car which had been set on fire in the Portadown area.Sergeant Irwin said: “Officers received and responded to a report of a car on fire in the Island Road area at around 4.10pm yesterday, Saturday 15th February. “Colleagues from […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of a petrol bomb incident in Crossmaglen in the early hours of Thursday 13th February. A police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 3.45am, it was reported that a number of vehicles had been set alight outside a house in the Carran Close area. “Colleagues from the […]
Nicola Grant is urging residents in the Bessbrook and Millvale Road area to remain vigilant following a report of two males, approximately 17 to 18 years old, who were distracted and ran off at Woodvale area Bessbrook last night. They both had Belfast accents, and there is concern they may have been targeting homes. Please […]
Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Aidan Mather’s has said that a recent incident where a man has been hospitalised after being assaulted by two intruders was an extremely worrying act and had caused great fear and concern. The Councillor made his comments after the police released details about the aggravated burglary in the Edencrieve area […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following an aggravated burglary in Newry. Detective Sergeant Stewart said: “Police received a report on Friday, 7th February at approximately 9.10pm of an assault inside a house in the Edencrieve area of the city. “On officers’ arrival a man aged in his 40s was located with injuries to […]
Children can now avail of an innovative pilot scheme which helps victims of serious sexual offences navigate the criminal justice system. Justice Minister Naomi Long today announced the launch of the Children’s Sexual Offences Legal Adviser (CSOLA) scheme, which is being delivered by Victim Support NI. The service is available to children and young people […]
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