CLANRYE NEWS Updates on Crime within the district
Police arrest 89th alleged stalker in NI during national awareness week Monday, 24th April, marked the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week and the one year anniversary of stalking legislation going live across Northern Ireland. To mark this week the Police Service of Northern Ireland published figures, which have today risen to 89 arrests of […]
New legislation was introduced to Northern Ireland in April 2022 which criminalised stalking for the first time. Since then the Police Service of Northern Ireland has arrested 88 alleged stalkers and charged 47. Today, 24th April, marks the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week and the one year anniversary of stalking legislation going live across […]
Detectives are appealing for information following an arson attack on a property in Armagh in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 22 April.Detective Sergeant Best said: “At approximately 3.30am, we received a report that the front door of a house in the Drumadd Green area had been doused in accelerant and set alight. “Officers […]
Detectives in Lurgan, investigating the report of an aggravated burglary in the Derry Street area of the town, on the morning of Friday 21st April, and a number of other incidents, have charged two men to appear at court. A 37 year old man has been charged with a number of offences including theft, aggravated […]
Police are investigating damage caused to an ATM in Armagh in the early hours of Tuesday 21st March. Inspector Heatley said: “We believe that the back gate of the ATM in the Moy Road area had been damaged and forced open. Enquiries are ongoing to establish if anything has been taken. “Enquiries are at an […]
Police attended the scene of a sudden death in the Sandy’s Street area of Newry this afternoon, Wednesday 19 April. Police attended the scene along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service with Sandy Street in the city being closed off while services attended the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious at […]
Patrick Murphy (70), of Ryan Road, Mayobridge, was today fined a total of £1,000 at Newry Magistrates’ Court for a series of waste offences. On 25 January 2018, officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) carried out an intrusive survey on lands controlled by Patrick Murphy on the Ryan Road in which waste was […]
The home of Newry Aontú candidate and Hospital Campaigner Sharon Loughran has been targeted by Loyalist graffiti. Loyalists wrote “Aontú IRA out” and “UDA” on her property. Commenting Sharon Loughran stated; “This has come as a massive shock to me. It is an attack on my home and it is a violation. As a result […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has urged the local farming community to be vigilant, following instances of farmers being targeted by scammers on online marketplaces. The DUP representative issued the warning after being made aware of a farmer being swindled out of money by someone purporting to sell machinery. Carla Lockhart said: “I cannot comment […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of burglary at residential premises in the Camlough Road area of Newry on Tuesday 11th April. Detective Inspector Duffield said: “Sometime between 5:30pm and 6:30pm it was reported that entry was gained to a house in the area. It was reported that a number of rooms had been […]
Detective Constable Beckett said: “Sometime between 9pm on Sunday 9th April and shortly before 9:10am on Monday 10th April, it was reported that entry was gained to a property in the Meetinghouse Lane area. Damage was caused to a glass panel of the front door of the property during the incident. It is unclear if anything was […]
Detectives are appealing for information following two burglaries in County Armagh this morning, Tuesday 11 April. Detective Inspector Duffield said: “At approximately 9.10am, we received a report that approximately two or three men had gained access to a property in the Moninna Villas area of Newry, by smashing a number of windows with what is […]
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