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Police in Newry are appealing for information following two incidents of graffiti. Sometime between 6pm on Friday, 4th December and 6pm on Saturday, 5th December, graffiti was painted on the ground outside a flat at Cathedral View. Graffiti was again painted in the same area between 6pm on Friday, 11th December and 5pm on Saturday, […]
Jan 4 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited phone calls. The warning follows an incident in Newry where a local resident was contacted by a female with an Asian accent who claimed to be from BT. The caller asked if there was a fault with the resident’s computer and attempted to take […]
Jan 4 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following two burglaries. Sometime between 4.50pm and 5pm on Saturday, 12th december, entry was forced to a house in Hillcrest, Mayobridge. A sum of cash was taken and three males travelling in a blue Vauxhall Vectra were observed in the area. The car drove off in the direction […]
Dec 29 2015 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following two creeper burglaries in South Armagh. Sometime between 9.30pm on Wednesday, 16th December and 7.45am on Thursday, 17th December, two vehicles were taken from a house on Carrickcruppen Hill, Camlough. The house was entered and keys for a grey Landrover Range Rover, reg DFZ 4, and a […]
Dec 29 2015 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary in Ashton Heights. Around 7pm on Monday 14th December, the male occupant of a house heard a knock at his door but didn’t answer. He went upstairs and looked outside before hearing a loud bang. The back door of the house had been forced open […]
Dec 28 2015 | Posted in
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Detectives are appealing for information following an attempted burglary that occurred at a shop in the Silverbridge Road area of Newry on the morning of Tuesday 15th December. At approximately 5.20am, it is believed that a Peugeot 406 reversed in the shutters of the shop but no access was gained to the shop. Detective Sergeant […]
Dec 28 2015 | Posted in
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Police in South Armagh are appealing for information after a Catholic church was burgled and damaged. The Chapel on Main Street, Forkhill, was broken into sometime between Friday, 18th December and Saturday, 19th December. A stained glass window was smashed to gain entry and further damage was caused inside with a sum of cash stolen, […]
Dec 23 2015 | Posted in
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The Prison Service has granted 108 prisoners Christmas Home Leave, for varying periods of temporary release from 23rd December 2015 until 4th January 2016. Conditions have been placed on all prisoners. 51 are being released from Magilligan Prison. 44 prisoners will be released from Maghaberry Prison, 31 of which are life sentence prisoners. Eight young […]
Dec 23 2015 | Posted in
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Police in South Armagh have described criminals who dumped a firearm in Jonesborough as ‘despicable and dangerous’. Children playing in waste ground to the rear of Jonesborough Market on Monday afternoon, 21st December, found an air rifle. A gun cabinet and ammunition was also found in the area. Enquiries revealed that the items had been […]
Dec 23 2015 | Posted in
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Independent Newry city Councillor Kevin McAteer has called on parking enforcement to be maintained along the Fathom Line after receiving complaints from members of the public about a lack of parking enforcement along the road. Speaking to Newry Times, the Independent Councillor said, “A few people got in touch with me about cars being parked […]
Dec 23 2015 | Posted in
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