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05/10/2015
Stolen Car Rams Shop In Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a stolen car rammed into the shutters of a shop in the Wellington Place area of Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A white Volkswagen Passat, which had earlier been stolen from the Bangor area, drove into the shutter of the shop at approximately 3.30am.
The window of the premises was smashed during the incident.
An electric junction box on the street was also damaged.
The car was later found on fire in the Roumania Rise area of West Belfast.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/JP)
A white Volkswagen Passat, which had earlier been stolen from the Bangor area, drove into the shutter of the shop at approximately 3.30am.
The window of the premises was smashed during the incident.
An electric junction box on the street was also damaged.
The car was later found on fire in the Roumania Rise area of West Belfast.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/JP)
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