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Police have welcomed a plea of guilty by a 61 -year-old man from the Newry area at Newry Crown Court (25th May 2022) for possessing indecent and prohibited images of children and possessing extreme pornographic images. Sean Kelly pled guilty to a total of 18 offences involving 11 indecent images of children, 57 prohibited images of children and […]
Clothing recycling company Kayah Ltd of Old Warrenpoint Road, Newry, was today fined £3,000 at Newry Magistrates’ Court for two breaches of waste management legislation (plus a £15 offender’s levy). In March 2021, officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) investigated a site at 17b Old Warrenpoint Road where controlled waste (i.e. used clothes) […]
Police are appealing for information after three police officers were injured following a road traffic collision shortly before 12.55am on Sunday, 15th May in the Armagh area. Sergeant Green said: “The collision occurred in the Culdee Street area of Armagh and involved a police vehicle and a red Ford Transit van. “Shortly before the collision, […]
Detectives investigating an assault within the Colmcille area of Downpatrick are issuing an appeal for potential witnesses to contact them. Detective Sergeant Lynch said: “Sometime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on Monday, 9th May it was reported a man assaulted a female within a vehicle. “Our investigation into this incident is continuing and I would like […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in the Belfast Road area of Newry on Tuesday morning (10th May). Sergeant Steven Lawson said: “We were made aware of the collision around 11.15am and attended alongside colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. A man and woman were injured as a result of the collision, both were taken […]
Thursday 5th May, a 33 year old man from the Lurgan area was sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court for a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and threats to kill. Anacleto Brites will serve 8 months in prison and 16 months on license. Detective Constable Graham said: “This was a terrifying ordeal for […]
Police in Newry are requesting the public’s help in relation to a Burglary which happened at around 04:40 hours on 05/05/22, on the Carrickbroad road, Killeavy. A number of persons entered a property and stole keys to a white Landrover Discovery sport, registration M14SPF. The vehicle was seen heading off in the Jonesborough direction. If […]
Police and both local universities are working together to raise awareness about scams after two international students studying in Northern Ireland lost £105,000. Both students were contacted by the scammers recently. One student was told by a person posing as a Chinese police officer to transfer £70,000 which they did. Another student was threatened with prison if they did […]
Three men have been arrested in counties Armagh and Tyrone following a HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) operation. HMRC, supported by the PSNI, attended eight residential properties in Crossmaglen, Bessbrook and Dungannon on 28 April 2022. More than £8,000 and €30,000 were seized during searches along with mobile phones, paperwork and a HGV lorry cab. […]
Police are appealing for information after two police officers were injured following a road traffic collision Friday 6th May shortly before 3.45am in the Jonesborough area. Newry, Mourne and Down District Commander Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “The collision occurred in the Molloy Road Lower area of Jonesborough and involved a Police vehicle and a van. […]
A grieving mummy wept in court as her ex boyfriend was handed a life sentence after he admitted murdering her infant son. Sharyar Ali (34) was due to go on trial at Newry Crown Court for the murder of 11-month-old Hunter Patrick McGleenon but following legal discussions, defence QC Charles MacCreanor asked for the murder […]
A Co. Armagh bricklayer appeared in court today (mon) accused of having cannabis and criminal cash worth almost £200,000. Lisburn Magistrates Court heard that 40-year-old Stephen Connell he was “baby sitting” the cash and nine kilos of herbal cannabis in order to repay a debt having borrowed money from “sinister elements.” Connell, from Cloughreagh Park […]
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