16/04/2003

Shopkeepers call on police to tackle city centre crime

Shopkeepers in Belfast city centre have called on police to tackle, what they call, an upsurge in crime in recent weeks.

A number of shops in the city centre were targeted over the weekend and this spree has continued into the week.

The latest shop to be attacked was a women's boutique store in Donegall Place. The retail shop was damaged in an overnight ram-raid attack on Tuesday.

The thieves crashed a car through the shop's front doors and stole thousands of pounds worth of clothes.

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