CLANRYE NEWS Updates on Crime within the district
Detectives in Lurgan are appealing for information following a fire at a property in the Castleview area of Gilford just after 8.15pm on Friday, November 18th. Detective Constable Jennings said: “Police attended the address along with colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. It was confirmed that the fire had started outside the property […]
Detectives in Downpatrick are appealing for information and witnesses following an armed robbery at a licensed premises in Downpatrick Street, Crossgar on Monday November 14th. Detective Inspector Duffield said: “Police received a report at 6.45pm that a man entered the shop and pulled a knife from his pocket, demanding money from the female member of […]
Sinn Féin Councillor, Declan Murphy, has unreservedly condemned the sectarian graffiti daubed on the wall of St Teresa’s Church, Tullyherron, last night. ‘This cowardly act was perpetrated under the cover of darkness in a place of worship which is open to all of the community’. ‘Tullyherron is a very quiet, welcoming, area and it should […]
Detectives in Ballynahinch are appealing for information and witnesses following the report of a burglary on Sunday afternoon, November 13th. Detective Constable Slevin said: “Police received a report at 3pm that a burglary had taken place at a property on the Saintfield Road. “Two men entered the house via the kitchen door demanding keys to […]
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 36-year-old Ebony Hughes. Detectives in Newry believe he may be able to assist with an ongoing investigation into an incident in the city in May of this year. If you can help, please call 101. PLEASE NOTE: This image is being released to you solely for […]
Police have welcomed a sentence of sixteen months which was handed to a man at Newry Crown Court on Thursday, November 10. Finbar Stephen Maguire (33) pleaded guilty to possession of a class A drug with intent to supply and possession of criminal property at Newry Crown Court on Thursday 15th September and was sentenced […]
Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious road traffic collision in Lurgan on Tuesday 25th October. Sgt Innes said: “A report was received shortly after 1.40pm that a collision had occurred on the Antrim Road, near Lurgan Park, involving one vehicle and a pedestrian. “Officers attended the scene, together with colleagues from […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has called for action to tackle anti-social behavior taking place in the carpark at the Tesco site in Craigavon. The carpark in question is open to vehicle users 24 hours a day which has led to noise complaints of revving engines, particularly on Friday and Saturday evenings. Mr Tennyson said, “Action […]
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has welcomed a High Court ruling on loyalist murders and attacks across South Down which found the state failed to properly investigate and is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. Speaking from the court in Belfast, the South Down MP said: “I welcome today’s ruling by the […]
Gardaí in Carrickmacross are continuing to investigate the discovery of a body of a man on Tuesday morning, 1st November 2022, on the curtilage of a premises on the Kingscourt Road at Lossets, County Monaghan. A post-mortem has been completed on the body of the deceased by State Pathologist Dr. Heidi Okkers. The results of […]
By Paul Higgins An alleged drug dealer was driving “naked from the waist down” when he rammed a police vehicle with his van, a court heard today (wed). Newry Magistrates Court also heard that when eventually stopped and searched, cops uncovered a kilo of suspected cocaine estimated to be worth around £100,000 in the white […]
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly has branded threats issued by loyalist paramilitary groups ‘outrageous’ and said they should disband now. The party’s policing spokesperson said: “Threats issued to Irish government ministers by loyalist paramilitary gangs under the cover of the Loyalist Communities Council are outrageous. “Threatening further loyalist violence to the public at large with […]
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