CLANRYE NEWS Updates on Crime within the district
A 30 year old man has been charged with robbery, grievous bodily harm with intent, assault on police, possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, resisting police and threats to kill. He is due to appear at Armagh Magistrates Court sitting in Newry on Tuesday 23rd August. As is normal […]
DUP Councillor William Walker has been charged by police with alleged child sex grooming. The Newry, Mourne and Down District Councillor who represents the Rowallane DEA was arrested in February on suspicion of attempting to meet a child following potential sexual grooming. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport back in February a spokesperson for the […]
A Newry man has recently been found guilty in court of four charges including common assault, criminal damage and two counts of possession of a deadly weapon. Martin McCabe of Canal Street in Newry pleaded not guilty to the charges in front of him. The victim stated to police that whilst driving long the Armagh […]
Councillor Taylor said: “The appearance of sectarian graffiti on the Markethill Road, Newtownhamilton targeting the local Protestant community is an extremely concerning and very sinister development. “The perpetrators of this disgusting act have no place in any civilised society and this action should be roundly condemned by everybody. “It’s appearance has obviously caused genuine concern […]
Statement by TUV Newry and Armagh spokesman Keith Ratcliffe: “The painting of “All Prods ar [sic] targets” on a road outside Newtownhamilton is a most sinister development not least because it has appeared in an area where sectarian slaughter of the minority Protestant community was exactly what occurred in the not too distant past. “When […]
Police have received a report of sectarian graffiti in the Cladymilltown Road area of Newtownhamilton Sunday, 14th August. Officers would ask anyone with any information to contact them in Armagh by calling 101, quoting reference number 997 of 14/08/22. You can also submit information online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on […]
SDLP Policing Board member Sinéad McLaughlin has said further allegations about PSNI officers sharing images of suicide victims are extremely concerning. Two families have now come forward with allegations around police officers sharing images of their loved ones after they passed away. Ms McLaughlin called on PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne to reveal if any […]
Police launched an investigation into allegations of abuse involving Mother and Baby Institutions, Work Houses and Magdalene Laundries on 6th October 2021. These institutions housed many, including pregnant women and girls from 1922 to 1990 in Northern Ireland, who often felt coerced into giving up their child. Thousands of people are said to have entered these institutions […]
Police in Newry received a report of an assault in the Clanrye Park area on Saturday 6th August. It was reported that a teenage girl was assaulted shortly after 10pm as she walked in an alleyway in the area. The girl sustained cuts and bruising and was taken to hospital following the incident for treatment. […]
Police in the Bessbrook of Newry received a report of criminal damage at approximately 11am this morning, Sunday August 7th. Sergeant McBride said a window of a property had been smashed. “We are appealing for information or anyone who was in the area at the time the incident took place to contact us on 101 […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of a number of cars on fire in the Derrycarne area of Portadown, during the early hours of Sunday, 7th August. Inspector McCullough said: “At around 1.50am officers received a report of four cars on fire in the area. “On arrival, two of the cars […]
A 31-year-old male has been arrested following a report of an assault in the Lurgan area during the early hours of Sunday, 7th August. Inspector McCullough said: “Shortly before 4am officers received a report that a serious assault had occurred in the Victoria Gardens area and an injured male was located there. “A second male, […]
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