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03/04/2023
Four Men Charged With Assault At Ards Shopping Centre
Four men have appeared in court charged in connection with an assault at a shopping centre in the Circular Road area of Newtownards on Friday, 31 March.
At around 3.30pm, police were called to the shopping centre after a man had been assaulted by a number of masked men. It was also reported that they then left the area in a BMW vehicle.
Within five minutes of receiving the initial report, officers were in pursuit and located the car and four occupants in the Kemp Stones Road area just after 3.35pm.
Four men, aged in their twenties and thirties, were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including assault and public order offences.
The men, aged 38, 36, 29 and 24, have been charged with affray and disorderly behaviour. The 38, 29 and 24-year-old men have also been charged with common assault.
Superintendent Johnston McDowell said: "We are grateful to the members of the public who reported this incident to police. Community support is invaluable to the robust policing operation which we have implemented to conduct our investigations and deter further criminality.
"We will continue to maintain a presence in the area through high visibility patrols by our Neighbourhood and Local Policing Teams, along with the specialist expertise of our Armed Response units and Tactical Support Group officers.
"Rest assured that we will continue to provide regular updates to media; through our social media feeds; and through local elected representatives."
At around 3.30pm, police were called to the shopping centre after a man had been assaulted by a number of masked men. It was also reported that they then left the area in a BMW vehicle.
Within five minutes of receiving the initial report, officers were in pursuit and located the car and four occupants in the Kemp Stones Road area just after 3.35pm.
Four men, aged in their twenties and thirties, were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including assault and public order offences.
The men, aged 38, 36, 29 and 24, have been charged with affray and disorderly behaviour. The 38, 29 and 24-year-old men have also been charged with common assault.
Superintendent Johnston McDowell said: "We are grateful to the members of the public who reported this incident to police. Community support is invaluable to the robust policing operation which we have implemented to conduct our investigations and deter further criminality.
"We will continue to maintain a presence in the area through high visibility patrols by our Neighbourhood and Local Policing Teams, along with the specialist expertise of our Armed Response units and Tactical Support Group officers.
"Rest assured that we will continue to provide regular updates to media; through our social media feeds; and through local elected representatives."
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