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A man has been arrested and charged in County Louth in connection with a burglary and hit-and-run road traffic collision in Newry on Sunday morning, 23 June.
The PSNI received a report that a white BMW X5 had been stolen from outside a house in the Dublin Road area of Cloghogue.
A second report followed that two women were struck by the same type of vehicle in the Martins Lane area of Newry city.
As part of cross-border collaboration, the suspect, a 37-year-old man was arrested by An Garda Síochána in the Dundalk area on Sunday evening. The stolen vehicle was also seized, and will now undergo forensic examination.
The man has since been charged with a number of offences including, unauthorised use of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, aggravated burglary and false imprisonment.
He is due to appear before Drogheda District Court this afternoon, Monday 24 June.
