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Police in Newry are appealing for information following two incidents. Sometime between Sunday, 22nd November and Monday, 23rd November, entry was forced to a business unit on Armagh Road. The premises were damaged with glass smashed and a shutter broken. During the same time frame windows were smashed at a primary school in Ballinlare Gardens […]
Dec 22 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary in Ardmore Road. Sometime between 6pm on Monday, 14th December and 7am on Tuesday, 15th December, entry was forced to the front door of a house and the property was ransacked. Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed any activity in this area during these […]
Dec 22 2015 | Posted in
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Police are encouraging everyone to ‘stay safe online’. Digital media has become such an integral part of our everyday lives from shopping online, completing banking transactions to ‘socialising’ via social media sites. Police are urging everyone to take a few simple precautions to guard against online crime and for parents to talk to their children […]
Dec 22 2015 | Posted in
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Ulster Unionist Party Newry & Armagh MLA Danny Kennedy has called for increased measures to tackle Business Crime. Speaking during a debate at Stormont, Kennedy said, “I know from my constituency of Newry and Armagh that a number of challenges are faced by legitimate businesses as they seek to operate in an environment where they […]
Dec 22 2015 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down PCSP and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are working together to remind people to keep safe at Christmas time. Newry, Mourne and Down PCSP Chair Mickey Larkin said, “Christmas is such a busy time for most people with the chance to socialise and celebrate together. “The PCSP works with […]
Dec 22 2015 | Posted in
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A 31 year old man has been charged with possession of a class B controlled drug and possession of a class B controlled drug with intent to supply. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Inspector Keith Gawley said, “The charges follow a search by detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime Branch of a house in the […]
Dec 21 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following the theft of gas canisters from a garage. Around 10.40pm on Friday, 27th November, 14 butane gas canisters were taken from a garage on Newry Street. The canisters are yellow in colour and it is believed a grey coloured car was used to remove the canisters. Police […]
Dec 21 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage. Sometime between 6.30pm on Thursday, 17th December and 12 noon on Friday, 18th December, four tyres of a grey Vauxhall Meriva car, parked in James Connolly Park, were slashed. Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed any activity in the area during […]
Dec 21 2015 | Posted in
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Police in South Down have seized a barn owl. Officers conducted a search of a property in Annalong after receiving information that a barn owl was being offered for sale through a social media site. The owl was seized by police during the search on Friday, 18th December. Barn Owls are legislated for under the […]
Dec 21 2015 | Posted in
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In the run up to Christmas police in Newry, Mourne and Down, in partnership with the local Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP), are encouraging people to be more aware of opportunistic criminals while shopping for gifts. The key message, ‘while you’re out shopping, so are they!’ is a reminder to everyone about the importance […]
Dec 21 2015 | Posted in
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