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Two police officers sustained injuries after their vehicle was rammed in Jonesborough on Monday afternoon, 20 October. At around 1pm Neighbourhood Policing Team officers were responding with lights and sirens to reports of a collision when a black Toyota sped away from the police vehicle on Edenappa Road. The Toyota, which was not involved in […]
Police in Newry are investigating a violent altercation in the Buttercrane Centre and Francis Street, on Saturday 18th October. Inspector Ritchie said: “The altercation, involving a number of young males, occurred at around 5.40pm. Officers attended and arrested three males, two aged 17 and one aged 16, on suspicion of a number of offences including […]
A 38 year old man, Wednesday 15th October, extradited from Northern Ireland to Germany. He is sought to stand trial in Germany for a number of offences of rape and sexual assault committed against a child. The offences occurred in the Berlin area of Germany between September 2020 and December 2021. The male was arrested […]
One of Northern Ireland’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled after a raid in Newry. The state-of-the-art factory, which was capable of producing 1.5 million cigarettes a day, was uncovered in an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with support from the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI). The sophisticated set up […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that a man who sadly died following a single vehicle road traffic collision in Newry on Wednesday, 8th October, was 67-year-old John O’Brien. Enquiries are ongoing and anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have digital footage which could assist with the police investigation, is asked to […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has called the discovery of a viable device outside Sinn Féin’s constituency office in Newry as an attack on democracy. The Newry and Armagh MP who shares the office with MLA, Liz Kimmins was speaking after the police confirmed a viable device was discovered outside the Sinn Féin office. “This […]
The security alert at Monaghan Street in Newry has now ended. Police received a report of a suspicious object in the area shortly before midnight on Sunday 5th October. ATO attended and examined the object which has been declared a viable explosive device. The device has been made safe and removed for further examination. Cordons […]
By Paul Higgins Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent today (Thurs) denied a series of sexual assault charges. Standing in the dock of Newry Crown Court, the 31-year-old formally entered not guilty pleas to each of the eight charges against him, alleged to have been committed on 17 November last year. Nugent, from the Cullyhanna Road […]
Police have charged a 23-year-old man to court following an arrest made in Damolly Retail Park in Newry on Thursday, 2nd October. The arrest followed a report of an altercation in the driveway of a house in The Demense, involving a man and woman, before the suspect drove away from the scene in the woman’s car. […]
Police in Newry have made three arrests after concerned staff at a building society contacted police about an attempted transaction which roused their suspicions. Detective Inspector Keon said: “We were contacted by staff at the building society yesterday, Friday 26th September, after they used Banking Protocol legislation in order to ask a number of questions of […]
Two police vehicles were rammed during separate incidents in Cookstown and Jonesborough on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning. Around 7.50pm officers on patrol in Beechview signalled for a black Mercedes B class to stop. The vehicle attempted a reversing manoeuvre before turning and driving straight at police, mounting a kerb and […]
A 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assault in the West Street area of Portadown on Saturday evening, 20th September has been released on bail to allow for further enquiries. We continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this report, and would reiterate our appeal to anyone who witnessed what happened to contact police on 101, […]
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