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23/09/2016
Man Arrested Over Carjacking
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a carjacking.
The suspect was restrained by members of the public in a suspected stolen car on the Whiterock Road in west Belfast on Friday morning, 23 September.
A man threatened a woman in a car park close to Millennium Way, took her keys and made off in the Peugeot 207 car.
A short time later the vehicle was reported driving dangerously on the Whiterock Road.
Members of the public restrained the suspect at the scene until the police arrived.
He is currently being detained in custody.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/LM)
The suspect was restrained by members of the public in a suspected stolen car on the Whiterock Road in west Belfast on Friday morning, 23 September.
A man threatened a woman in a car park close to Millennium Way, took her keys and made off in the Peugeot 207 car.
A short time later the vehicle was reported driving dangerously on the Whiterock Road.
Members of the public restrained the suspect at the scene until the police arrived.
He is currently being detained in custody.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/LM)
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