A 30 year old man was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including disorderly behaviour and assault on police in the vicinity of Damolly Retail Park at around 12.30 this afternoon. He remains in custody at present. ENDS
A 30 year old man was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including disorderly behaviour and assault on police in the vicinity of Damolly Retail Park at around 12.30 this afternoon. He remains in custody at present. ENDS
By Paul Higgins A Co. Down creep who sexually assaulted and groped a little boy while the child’s mum was in the next room had walked free from court. Newry Crown Court heard that while Cahill McDonald groped the boy more than once, the last time he did it was while he was sitting on […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of an ATM theft at the Dungannon Road area of Portadown on Friday 3rd March. Detective Chief Inspector Thornton said: “Shortly before 8:15am, it was reported to police that two men entered the forecourt of a service station in the area in the early hours of Friday 3rd March. […]
Addressing the increase of the Northern Ireland Related Terrorism threat level, Chief Constable Simon Byrne said: “Today the threat level has been increased from substantial to severe by MI5. The independent assessment means the threat has moved from an attack is ‘likely’ to an attack is ‘highly likely’. “This is part of an ongoing process […]
Speaking following the news that the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland has been raised from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’, Alliance Policing Board representative John Blair MLA has said that this must continue to be monitored, and that we cannot let ourselves be dragged back into the past. “This is incredibly concerning but unfortunately not surprising […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a burglary in the Lislea area of County Armagh yesterday evening, Saturday 25th March. At approximately 5.15pm police received a report that access had been gained to the property in the Longfield Road area sometime between 9.30am on Friday 24th and 5.15pm on Saturday March 25th. During the burglary […]
Detectives investigating the murder of 37 year old Alesia Nazarova, who died following a house fire at the Church Street area in Portadown on Tuesday 21st March, have charged a 25 year old man with murder, attempted murder, arson with intent to endanger life and theft. He appeared at Lisburn Magistrates Court on Saturday 25th March. As […]
Detectives have charged a 51 year old man with ‘prohibition of possession of a firearm or ammunition’ and is due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates court on Monday morning, 27 March. As is usual procedure the charges will be reviewed by the PPS. The charges follow a proactive police search at a property in the […]
Police have seized suspected Class B drugs with an estimated street value of £25,000 and arrested a man in his 40s following a search in Scarva this afternoon, Thursday 23rd March. Sergeant Berry said: “Local Policing Team officers, alongside Neighbourhood officers, conducted a search of shed where they located a suspected cannabis factory inside. There […]
Detectives are investigating after a man was robbed at knifepoint by two men in the vicinity of Tullygally Road in Craigavon on Monday, 20 March. At around 5.40pm the 21 year old was walking on the Black Path when he was approached by two unknown males, one of whom produced a knife and the other […]
A Lurgan trader was today ordered to pay compensation of £10,000 to a victim at Laganside Magistrates’ Court, for failing to complete external construction work to the victim’s home to a satisfactory standard. The trader also quoted a significantly lower fee than he subsequently charged for the substandard works and he failed to provide the […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman in Portadown. Detective Chief Inspector Rachel Wilson said: “Police received a report of a house fire in the Church Street area of Portadown at around 2.15am this morning, Tuesday 21st March. “Officers attended […]