CLANRYE NEWS Updates on Crime within the district
Police Newry, Mourne & Down are appealing for information and witnesses following an overnight burglary at a house in Newry. Officers received a report on Monday, 18th March around 1.30am that a house in the Castlekeele area had been ransacked. Entry was gained by smashing a glass patio door to the back of the house. […]
Two police officers have escaped serious injury after their patrol vehicle was rammed in south Armagh. Inspector Macdonald said: “At approximately 3.15pm on Friday, 15th March officers were in the Chapel View area of Crossmaglen when they were alerted to a suspicious vehicle, a black BMW X5. “The vehicle was observed in a nearby carpark […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following an overnight burglary at a house in Newry. Inspector Campbell said: “Officers received a report shortly before 8.25pm on Saturday, 16th March that a property had been entered in the Cherrywood Grove area of the city. “We believe the break in occurred sometime between 7.15pm and 7.45pm […]
A man at the centre of one of the world’s largest catfishing investigations has admitted manslaughter after a girl he blackmailed took her own life. The 12-year-old girl, who was not from the UK, died in 2018. Belfast Crown Court heard she was exploited by Alexander McCartney, who is 25 and from County Armagh. He […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following an arson attack in Banbridge. Inspector Kerr said: “Police received a report shortly before 2am on Tuesday morning, 12th March that two cars were on fire in the driveway a property in the Rockmore area of the town. “Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following an attempted robbery and assault in the Legahory area of Craigavon. Detective Sergeant Stewart said: “Police received a report shortly after 9.45am on Monday morning, 11th March, that a man, aged in his 40s, had been approached by a man, who was also standing with another man, […]
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man after an officer was headbutted in the Newry area last night, Tuesday 5th March. Inspector McCormick said: “While responding to a domestic related report, one of our local officers was headbutted to the head, which caused swelling and bruising. The officer was seen by medical staff and, thankfully, her […]
Detectives have launched an investigation following a report of shots being fired at a house in the Wright’s Park area of Rathfriland in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, 5th March. Detective Sergeant Wilson said: “Police received a report that two shots had been fired through the front window of a residential property at […]
Over the last five years, eight police officers per day on average were assaulted while on duty. This is a stark reminder of the difficult situations and challenges that officers’ face every day while simply carrying out their job. Superintendent Gary Busch from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Operational Support Department said: “In 2022/23[1], […]
Police in Armagh are continuing to appeal for information and witnesses in relation to reports of a disturbance, involving men fighting with metal bars, in the Moy Road area of the city shortly before 4.10pm on Friday 23rd February. Sergeant Bigger said: “A man aged in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of common assault, […]
Sinn Féin councillor Áine Quinn has condemned an attempted burglary at a house in Creggan on Saturday evening. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “A home in the Creggan area was targeted by individuals on Saturday evening. “While nothing was taken from the house, the occupants have been left badly shaken by this ordeal. “The number […]
Police received a report of an assault in the High Street Mall area of Portadown on Saturday, 24th February. Inspector Browne said: “It was reported that at around 5.20pm, a young man was attacked by six other teenage boys, sustaining serious facial injuries. “We are treating this assault as a disability hate crime. It is completely unacceptable that […]
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