CLANRYE NEWS Updates on Crime within the district
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was arrested following a stabbing in Crossmaglen on Sunday, 30th March. Detective Sergeant Dougherty said: “We received a report that a man had been stabbed at around 9.20pm, inside licensed premised in the Concession Road area. “The man, aged in his 40s, suffered deep lacerations to his […]
Rory Trainor appeared before Londonderry Crown Court, 25 March, having been charged with numerous offences linked to EncroChat, an encrypted phone network used by criminals. The investigation and sentencing stems from Operation Venetic which, led by the National Crime Agency and backed by European law enforcement agencies, successfully infiltrated the EncroChat network. The 48-year-old defendant, from Newry, […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following an arson attack in Armagh on Sunday 16th March. Inspector Browne, said: “Officers received a report at around 12.30am that two cars were on fire in the Cavanacaw Manor area of the city. “Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, who extinguished […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Public Protection Branch have charged a man to court following a serious domestic assault in Magheralin on Friday, 14th March. The man, aged 29, has been charged with attempted murder and domestic abuse. He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 17th March. As […]
On Thursday 6 March, working as part of the Joint Agency Task Force, officers from across a number of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) departments were joined by colleagues in An Garda Síochána to carry out a pre-planned, coordinated Day of Action targeting those who would seek to exploit the border region for criminality. […]
Police are currently investigating a hit and run Road Traffic Collision that occurred on Monday 24th February, 2025 between 11:55am and 13:55pm. It is believed the offending vehicle was parked within the vicinity of Monaghan Row, Newry. Police are appealing for information, or if anyone was in the area at the time with Dashcam footage […]
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 […]
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