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Community Constituency Craigavon Crime Upper Bann

Man Caught With Kinder Eggs Up His Bum Assaults Ambulance Staff

Patrick Pearse Killen, 25, of Portadown, appeared via video link from Maghaberry Prison before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a controlled drug, assaulting an ambulance worker and possessing a class C drug with intent to supply. The Court was told that on December 6th 2022 police received […]

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Community Constituency Crime Downpatrick South Down

Former DUP Councillor Billy Walker Child Sex Grooming Messages Exposed

A former Newry, Mourne and Down DUP councillor who admitted two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child has avoided prison. The Newry, Mourne and Down District Councillor who represented the Rowallane DEA was arrested in February on suspicion of attempting to meet a child following potential sexual grooming. William Walker, 60, posed as […]

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Community Constituency Crime Lurgan Upper Bann

Man Charged With Attempted Child Abduction In Lurgan

Detectives investigating a report of an attempted child abduction in the Brookehill area of Lurgan on Wednesday, 28th June have charged a 33-year-old man. He has been charged with attempted child abduction, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and kidnapping. The man has also been charged with attempted exposure and attempted sexual assault […]

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Community Crime

Police Arrest and Charge First Alleged Abuser With New Non-Fatal Strangulation Legislation

Yesterday, 28th June, the policing team in Fermanagh arrested and charged a 47 year old man with a number of offences including non-fatal strangulation against a 45 year old female. He is due to appear at Strabane court today, 29th June. As is normal procedure all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. This […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Man Charged With Parkhead Assault

Police have charged a 24-year-old man with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.  He is due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 29th June.  The charge follows an assault on a man in the Parkhead Crescent area of Newry in the early hours of today, Wednesday 28th June. As is usual procedure, the charge will be […]

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Agriculture Climate Community Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Crossmaglen Man Ordered to Pay £70,000 or Face Jail

A Confiscation Order totalling £70,000 has been granted by the Crown Court sitting at Newry on 28th June 2023 against Mr. Bernard Hughes (60), Cullaville Road Crossmaglen. This is the second order made against Mr. Hughes in relation to environmental offending. In 2004 officers of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) conducted an investigation into […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Man Arrested Following Serious Assault In Parkhead, Newry

Police in Newry have arrested a man following a report of a serious assault in the Parkhead Crescent area of the city in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday June 28th. A Police Service spokesperson said: “At around 2.25am, officers received and responded to a report that a man was being assaulted by another […]

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Community Constituency Crime Downpatrick South Down

Former DUP Councillor William Walker Put on Sex Offenders Register

A former Newry, Mourne and Down DUP councillor who admitted two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child has avoided prison. William Walker, 60, posed as a younger man and asked two “children” to send him pictures in their school uniforms. However he had actually contacted members of a so-called paedophile hunter group acting […]

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Community Crime Dáil Éireann Government Health Louth Seanad Éireann

Fianna Fáil Launch Anti-Social Behaviour Public Survey 

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick, Chair of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party Dublin subcommittee, today launched a public sentiment survey on crime and anti-social behaviour with her Dublin Parliamentary Party colleagues at Leinster House. Following the launch, Senator Fitzpatrick said, “Anti-social behaviour threatens and undermines the fabric of our communities. As policy makers we must bring forward […]

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Community Crime Government Stormont

Justice Should Be Done For Noah, Fiona and Donohoe Family – O’Neill

First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill said today that the mother and family of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe are entitled to transparency and truth about the death of her son in June 2020. And she pledged Sinn Féin’s continued support for the family’s campaign for truth and justice. Michelle O’Neill was speaking on the third anniversary of […]

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Constituency Crime Lurgan Upper Bann

Man Charged Following Serious Assault In Lurgan

Detectives investigating a report of a serious assault in the Beech Court area of Lurgan on Saturday 17th June have charged a man to court. The man, aged 31, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court today, Monday 19th June. As is usual procedure, […]

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Community Constituency Crime Downpatrick Newcastle South Down

29 Yr Old Woman Charged with Burglary, Attempted Burglary, Assault Occasioning ABH and Criminal Damage

A 29 year old woman has been charged with a number of offences including burglary, attempted burglary, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and criminal damage. She appeared at Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Monday 19th June. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. For guidance – the charges are in relation […]