Category: Community News
Six suspects are being questioned by detectives from the Police Service Major Investigation Team in connection with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell. The off-duty police officer was shot several times by two gunmen on Wednesday 22 February at a sports complex on Killyclogher Road in Omagh. The attack took place in […]
On Wednesday 22 February, Brian Anthony Nicholl, aged 52, was sentenced at Newry Crown Court for the manslaughter of 65-year-old Nigel Burgess. The incident leading to Mr Burgess’s death occurred on the night of 11 April 2020 in Armagh. As a result of the altercation between the two men, Mr Burgess was found unresponsive and […]
Detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) conducted two searches in the Newtownards area yesterday evening, Monday 20th February. The searches were part of an investigation into criminal activity connected to the East Belfast UVF. During the searches, a number of electronic devices were recovered and subsequently seized for further examination. The PCTF has […]
After being questioned, the 54-year-old, 32-year-old, and 29-year-old men who were arrested by detectives investigating an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area of Derry/Londonderry on Friday, February 17th, and the discovery of a suspicious device in the Corrody Road area the following day, have been released. However, a fourth man, aged 34, remains in […]
Detectives in Newtownards have launched an appeal for information following a shooting incident that took place in The Meadows area on the evening of February 18th. According to a statement by Superintendent Johnston McDowell, shots were fired through the front door of a property before a group of masked men entered and assaulted the male […]
On Wednesday 15th February, officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force conducted searches of two properties in West Belfast and Millisle as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected criminal activity linked to the West Belfast UDA. During the operation, a number of items were seized for forensic examination, including a mobile phone, from the […]
The detectives in Belfast are appealing to the public for information and witnesses after a taxi driver was attacked in the east of the city in the early hours of Sunday, 12th February. Detective Sergeant Young provided the following information about the suspect: “The man is described as approximately 5’10” in height, with short dark […]
The Northern Ireland Police Service’s Auto Crime Team conducted a successful drug bust in Belfast on February 10th, 2023. After searching a vehicle, they confiscated a substantial amount of suspected Class B drugs valued at approximately £165,000. Two men, aged 36 and 46, were arrested on suspicion of possessing Class B drugs with the intent […]
Police from the Terrorism Investigation Unit have made arrests of two men, aged 38 and 47, in Derry/Londonderry on Tuesday, February 7th, under the Terrorism Act. The suspects are currently being held at the Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for further questioning. The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into the actions of the […]
A 19-year-old man from Bangor has been sentenced today at Laganside Court for computer misuse offenses that took place in 2018. Josh Maunder was 15 years old when he committed these crimes. He was sentenced to 20 months suspended after pleading guilty to 19 counts, including multiple offenses of unauthorized access with intent or reckless […]
