18/02/2013
Other News In Brief
Lurgan Children Found With Stun Gun
Police were called in Lurgan on Saturday after two children were seen playing with a stun gun they had found.
The two children, both eight years old, found the device under a hedge row in the Mourne Road area on Friday.
An adult took the weapon away from them. Police later confirmed it was a rechargeable stun gun. It was disposed of after the incident.
Stolen Car Collides With Police Vehicle
A 17-year-old and 25-year-old man have been arrested in west Belfast after the stolen car they were driving in hit a police car.
The incident occurred before 10:00 on the morning of Sunday 17 February after police were called over a car doing handbrake turns in the area.
The car had been reported stolen from the Newtownards Road the evening before.
L'Derry Homes Evacuated Over Hoax Device
Residents in the Ballmagroarty area of L’Derry have been forced to leave their homes following a bomb alert.
The alert was issued on the Aileach Road at about 22:00 on Saturday evening.
A suspicious object had been found.
Army bomb disposal experts confirmed the object was a hoax.
Residents returned to their homes at 05:30 the next morning.
Fermanagh Flood Training Event Held
An emergency flood training exercise involving about 200 people has taken place in County Fermanagh.
The event in Lisnaskea was the largest ever held in Northern Ireland and was organised by the Fire and Rescue Service.
The 12-hour exercise simulated a range of major flooding incidents, including one operation in which people were rescued from a partially submerged car.
(IT/GK)
Police were called in Lurgan on Saturday after two children were seen playing with a stun gun they had found.
The two children, both eight years old, found the device under a hedge row in the Mourne Road area on Friday.
An adult took the weapon away from them. Police later confirmed it was a rechargeable stun gun. It was disposed of after the incident.
Stolen Car Collides With Police Vehicle
A 17-year-old and 25-year-old man have been arrested in west Belfast after the stolen car they were driving in hit a police car.
The incident occurred before 10:00 on the morning of Sunday 17 February after police were called over a car doing handbrake turns in the area.
The car had been reported stolen from the Newtownards Road the evening before.
L'Derry Homes Evacuated Over Hoax Device
Residents in the Ballmagroarty area of L’Derry have been forced to leave their homes following a bomb alert.
The alert was issued on the Aileach Road at about 22:00 on Saturday evening.
A suspicious object had been found.
Army bomb disposal experts confirmed the object was a hoax.
Residents returned to their homes at 05:30 the next morning.
Fermanagh Flood Training Event Held
An emergency flood training exercise involving about 200 people has taken place in County Fermanagh.
The event in Lisnaskea was the largest ever held in Northern Ireland and was organised by the Fire and Rescue Service.
The 12-hour exercise simulated a range of major flooding incidents, including one operation in which people were rescued from a partially submerged car.
(IT/GK)
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