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Police are appealing for information following two burglaries this morning, Tuesday 11 April. The incidents took place at Bessbrook and Forkhill and saw several men smash theri way into the properties with iron bars and a sledgehammer.
Detective Inspector Duffield said: “At approximately 9.10am, we received a report that approximately two or three men had gained access to a property in the Moninna Villas area of Newry, by smashing a number of windows with what is believed to have been iron bars.
“The men searched number of rooms in the property before making off. It is unclear at this stage if anything has been taken.
“A short time later, at approximately 10.20am we received a second report that around 4 or 5 men armed with a sledgehammer, smashed their way into a house in the New Road area of Forkhill."
The homeowner iwas placed in the kitchen while they ransacked a number of rooms in the property before making off with a handbag containing a sum of cash and bank cards. The men escaped in a grey coloured Volkswagen Golf.
DI Duffield added “The victim was uninjured during the incident however has been left badly shaken by the ordeal.
“We are treating these incident as linked and I would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed anyone suspicious in the area or to anyone who may have CCTV or doorbell footage that could assist with enquiries, to contact detectives on 101 quoting reference 678 of 11/04/23.”
You can submit a report online using non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk
You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org
