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A man has been charged to court following two reports of criminal damage in Markethill on Tuesday, 6th January.The man, aged 31, has been charged with a number of offences including common assault, criminal damage and disorderly behaviour. He is due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court today, Wednesday 7th January. As is usual procedure, […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Aidan Mathers has condemned in the strongest terms a further spate of dangerous and antisocial criminal attacks on buses in Newry, warning that this reckless behaviour is posing a significant risk to the public and having a serious impact on the wider community. Councillor Mathers was speaking following two further attacks on […]
By Paul Higgins A Co. Down man has been charged with the sexual assault of another man. Although Colm McAvoy did not attend Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday, a police officer connected the 39-year-old to the single offence in his absence. McAvoy, with an address on the Tanvally Road in Monteith, understood to be in […]
Police are appealing for information after two police officers were injured when a car rammed their patrol vehicle in the Church Road in Forkhill in the early hours of Saturday morning, December 27th. Across south area a total of 14 officers were assaulted on Friday evening and Saturday morning with one officer having to receive […]
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan has condemned the burglary of two churches in Newtownhamilton. Police believe the burglaries occurred between 3pm on Christmas Day, 25 December, and 9am on 26 December. “Targeting places of worship at any time shows a complete disregard for the community. “But during the Christmas period, it is reprehensible. “Those responsible […]
Police are appealing for information following the reports of two burglaries at churches in Newtownhamilton on Christmas Day, Thursday, 25th December. It was reported to police that sometime between 3.00pm on December 25th and 9.00 am on Friday, 26th December entry was gained to churches on Dundalk Street and Castleblayney Street in the town. Damage […]
Police in Newry are appealing for information and witnesses in relation to a report of an assault in the city in the early hours of Saturday 27th December. Sergeant Nelson said: “It was reported that a man was walking in the Patrick Street area sometime between two and three am, when he was assaulted from […]
The Police Service’s Organised Crime Branch have seized suspected Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £500,000 and made four arrests. Detective Inspector Stickland said: “Shortly before 5:00pm on Friday, 19th December officers stopped and searched a vehicle in the vicinity of Northway, Portadown. Following the search a significant seizure of Class A […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that a man has died following a road traffic collision in Rathfriland yesterday, Saturday, 20th December. Chief Inspector Simpson of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “Shortly after 10.45pm, we received a report of a collision involving a silver Toyota Avensis and a […]
B Section, Ardmore Local Policing team responded to a report of a theft in the area of Armagh Road, Newry. One suspect had been detained and one made off. The two suspects were believed to have been involved in four other incidents of theft locally. Enter Police Dog Rhea who swifly located the outstanding suspect […]
Detectives are appealing for information following the report of an attempted theft from an ATM machine at Upper Dromore Road, Warrenpoint, on Tuesday 9th December. At around 2:00am, police received a report that an attempt had been made to gain access to the machine which is sited in a local forecourt. Damage was noted to […]
Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Armagh Cathal Boylan, has condemned the armed robbery in Markethill in which a man carrying a hammer stole mobile phones from commercial premises in the Fairgreen area. Cathal Boylan MLA said: “This was a frightening incident for staff and customers. My thoughts are with the business owner, the staff […]
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