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A security alert in the Watsons Road area of Newry has ended. Detective Sergeant Dougherty said: “Detectives are now investigating a report of criminal damage after a pipe bomb was thrown at a property in the area at approximately 7.20pm on Sunday, 12th November. “Thankfully, no injuries were reported following what was an extremely reckless […]
Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in the Watsons Road area of Newry this evening, Sunday 12th November. A number of homes have been evacuated and Watsons Road has been closed. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. ENDS
Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has said that there is absolutely no place in our communities for the foul graffiti that has been daubed on a number of properties across South Armagh. The Slieve Gullion Councillor said: “A number of residents have contacted me to raise their concerns about this issue. “In recent weeks a […]
Police are urging the public to be vigilant after reports of a scam in which fraudsters are targeting bank customers across Northern Ireland, resulting in some businesses and individuals being swindled out of thousands of pounds. In recent weeks, police have received reports from individuals and businesses who were contacted by phone and/or email by […]
Detectives in Lurgan are appealing for information and witnesses following a recent burglary in Portadown. Detective Sergeant Stewart said: “A report was received on Thursday, 9th November at approximately 8.45pm that a house in the Inglewood Manor had been entered sometime after 6.45pm that evening. “Thankfully, no one was in the property at the time […]
Sinn Féin councillor Valerie Harte has urged anyone with information on a number of burglaries in Newry to bring it forward to the police. The Newry City councillor spoke after masked men forced their way into two homes on the Ballyholand road and in Mount Pleasant. Valerie Harte Said: “It’s believed that two masked men […]
Saoradh have urged people to take extra precautions following a break-in that occurred in the Ballyholland Rd/Barley Lane area of Newry on Wednesday evening [8th Nov]. Speaking from Saoradh’s Newry office local party representative Stephen Murney explained ”We were contacted on Wednesday night on behalf of the victims of this disgraceful home intrusion. “The homeowners […]
Detectives in CID are investigating two overnight burglaries in Newry. The first break-in at a property on Ballyholland Road was reported to police at around 6.30pm. The homeowner had left the property at around 5.30pm and upon returning found her front door had been forced. A number of rooms had been entered and searched however […]
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s International Policing Unit have extradited a 39-year-old man from the Republic of Ireland on Monday, 6th November where he had been arrested on an international warrant. Michael Harty has since been sentenced at Newry Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 7th November to six months in prison, suspended for […]
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has slammed criminal gangs responsible for a threat to a Sinn Féin activist in South Armagh and said the PSNI must bring these gangs to justice. Conor Murphy said: “The home of a prominent Sinn Féin activist in South Armagh was visited by police this morning to make him aware […]
Police in Newry, Mourne & Down along with colleagues in Serious Crime Branch have recovered suspected weapons and ammunition during a search operation in Crossmaglen on Monday and Tuesday, October 30th and 31st. Newry, Mourne & Down District Commander, Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “A proactive search operation took place in the Monog Road area on Monday […]
Newry Courthouse is to temporarily redirect its business from Wednesday 1 November 2023 due to flooding in the city. Due to the severe flooding in Newry, the decision has been taken to temporarily close Newry Courthouse and move the scheduled Magistrates’ Courts to Craigavon Courthouse, Court 1, from Wednesday 1 November 2023. This is a temporary […]
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