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27/05/2014
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ATM Stolen From Carrickmore Property
An ATM has been stolen from a property in the Main Street area of Carrickmore in County Tyrone in the early hours of Friday 23 May.
It has been reported that at about 01:50 the ATM inside a property was stolen and a sum of money taken.
One male, aged 53, and a female, aged 52, have been arrested in relation to the incident.
Police are asking anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the Carrickmore area between midnight and 02:00 to contact them on the new non-emergency number 101. Information can also be passed anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Arson Attack And Shot Fired, West Belfast
Detectives are appealing for information after an arson attack was carried out on a car and shots were fired in the Rinnalea Gardens area of west Belfast on the evening of Sunday 25 May.
At approximately 23:15, it is reported that four masked men broke two windows in a car and set the vehicle alight. One of the men is then believed to have fired two shots in the air before all the men left the area. No-one was injured in the incident.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact CID in Antrim Road Police Station on the non-emergency number 101. Or if someone would prefer to provide information without giving their details, they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Thief Poses As PSNI Officer
An elderly woman has been left shaken after a man entered her property dressed as a police officer and searched through her furniture on Sunday evening at about 23:20.
The incident occurred at a property in Drumgor Park, Craigavon, County Armagh, on Sunday night.
The man made off with a sum of money and it is believed that there may have been a second male intruder in the house.
A police spokesperson said that the elderly woman was not injured during the burglary, however she was left very badly shaken.
Woman Convicted Of £30k Benefit Fraud
A woman has been convicted at Dungannon Crown Court for falsely claiming income support and housing benefit to the tune of £30,974 while failing to declare employment.
39-year-old Kim Dickinson of Edenfel Park, Beragh was given a nine-month prison sentence suspended for three years.
She is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(IT/JP)
An ATM has been stolen from a property in the Main Street area of Carrickmore in County Tyrone in the early hours of Friday 23 May.
It has been reported that at about 01:50 the ATM inside a property was stolen and a sum of money taken.
One male, aged 53, and a female, aged 52, have been arrested in relation to the incident.
Police are asking anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the Carrickmore area between midnight and 02:00 to contact them on the new non-emergency number 101. Information can also be passed anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Arson Attack And Shot Fired, West Belfast
Detectives are appealing for information after an arson attack was carried out on a car and shots were fired in the Rinnalea Gardens area of west Belfast on the evening of Sunday 25 May.
At approximately 23:15, it is reported that four masked men broke two windows in a car and set the vehicle alight. One of the men is then believed to have fired two shots in the air before all the men left the area. No-one was injured in the incident.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact CID in Antrim Road Police Station on the non-emergency number 101. Or if someone would prefer to provide information without giving their details, they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Thief Poses As PSNI Officer
An elderly woman has been left shaken after a man entered her property dressed as a police officer and searched through her furniture on Sunday evening at about 23:20.
The incident occurred at a property in Drumgor Park, Craigavon, County Armagh, on Sunday night.
The man made off with a sum of money and it is believed that there may have been a second male intruder in the house.
A police spokesperson said that the elderly woman was not injured during the burglary, however she was left very badly shaken.
Woman Convicted Of £30k Benefit Fraud
A woman has been convicted at Dungannon Crown Court for falsely claiming income support and housing benefit to the tune of £30,974 while failing to declare employment.
39-year-old Kim Dickinson of Edenfel Park, Beragh was given a nine-month prison sentence suspended for three years.
She is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(IT/JP)
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