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A 59-year-old man has been arrested following the seizure of 500,000 cigarettes and tobacco by customs officials and police. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), seized cigarettes and tobacco – worth an estimated £250,000 in duty and taxes. HMRC officers searched premises in Newry on Tuesday 17 […]
Police are currently at the scene of a petrol bomb attack at a house in the Drumgullion Avenue area of Newry. Inspector McCormick said: “We received a report at around 6.05am this morning, Wednesday 18th October, that two petrol bombs were thrown at a house in the area, causing a small fire in the back […]
Tuesday 17th October, a 47 year old man from the County Armagh area was sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court for a number of offences including two counts of rape, 11 counts of sexual assault, sexual assault of a child under 13, possessing indecent images of a child and drug related offences. Noel Cowan was sentenced […]
Stewart McGladdery, (33), of Grovehill Road, Ballinaskeagh, Banbridge was convicted at Newry Court today (Monday 16 October 2023) of two charges of moving animals into a Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) restricted herd. Mr McGladdery pleaded guilty and was fined £500 plus £15 offender levy. The case arose following the discovery that Mr McGladdery had moved 42 […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland, in partnership with the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Policing and Community Safety Partnerships and the Hate Crime Advocacy Service, have launched a new campaign to highlight the devastating impact that hate crime has on victims and to encourage everyone to report hate crime when they see it. The campaign, […]
A 14-year-old schoolboy has appeared in court accused of trying to kill a child he allegedly sexually assaulted. Appearing at Newry Youth Court by videolink from the Juvenile Justice Centre, the defendant, who cannot be identified because of his age, was charged with four offences arising from an alleged incident on September 16 this year. […]
Thursday 5th October, a 35-year-old man from the Tandragee area was sentenced at Newry Crown Court for nine offences including cruelty to children, common assault and criminal damage . Andrew Greenlee was sentenced to five years. He will serve two years and six months in prison and two years and six months on licence. Detective […]
Police in Armagh have charged a 33-year-old woman with assault on police and disorderly behaviour. She is due to appear before Armagh Magistrates Court on October 24th, 2023. As is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. The charges are in connection with a report of a disturbance in the […]
New laws to safeguard the privacy and anonymity of victims of sexual offences and suspects in sexual offence cases come into effect today. The Department of Justice has announced the new laws, which implement recommendations made by Sir John Gillen in his Review into the law and procedures in serious sexual offences. The laws provide […]
At the end of September 2022, the Police Service of Northern Ireland launched the first Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Action Plan. Now, one year on, officers have arrested 1,298 perpetrators under new legislation (domestic abuse, stalking and non-fatal strangulation) and conducted hundreds of targeted patrols in their bid to relentlessly pursue perpetrators. New […]
Police have seized approximately 400 cannabis plants following a search in Markethill today, Tuesday, 3rd October. Inspector Tate said: “Armagh Neighbourhood Policing Team, supported by Local Policing Team officers, conducting enquiries in the area carried out a search of a property in the Main Street area which had raised their suspicions. “Upon entering the property, they located […]
Banbridge farmer Stephen Donald, of Carrick Road, Loughbrickland, was convicted at Newry Magistrates Court today of two charges of failure to notify the movement of cattle out of his herd or death of cattle. Fifty-three-year-old Mr Donald pleaded guilty and was fined £700 plus £15 offender levy. The case arose following a cattle identification inspection of […]
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