30/06/2017

Two Men Arrested Over Attempted Murder Of Police Officer

Two people have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer in Belfast.

The community officer sustained two bullet wounds to his arm after a number of shots were fired at a petrol station on the Crumlin Road on 22 January.

The pair, aged 18 and 33, were arrested in west Belfast and are being questioned at Musgrave Police Station.

(CD)

Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

18 April 2024
Other News In Brief
SDLP Criticise SF And Alliance For Backing DUP Amendment The SDLP have accused Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party of allowing the DUP to "delay action on poverty". Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole made the accusation, after the Executive parties backed a DUP amendment to the SDLP's Opposition Day proposal to remove the two-child limit.
24 January 2017
Two Men Arrested After Police Officer Shot In North Belfast
Two more men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer in north Belfast. The attack happened at a petrol station on the Crumlin Road on Sunday, 22 January. The officer sustained two bullet wounds to his arm and is in a stable condition in hospital.
06 August 2014
Police Vehicle Contracts Arrest - Man Released
A 54-year-old member of police staff who was arrested in County Antrim as part of ongoing investigations into the awarding of vehicle contracts has been released. The man was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and has been taken to a police station in Belfast for questioning.
07 January 2013
Police Issue Appeal Over Attempted PSNI Murder
The PSNI has issued an appeal to the public regarding the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer and his family at their home in east Belfast on Sunday 30 December. Detectives from Serious Crime Branch want to speak to late night revellers who got taxis in Belfast city centre that weekend.
13 March 2024
Three Arrested In Connection With East Belfast Burglary
Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with an attempted burglary in east Belfast on Monday, 11 March. PSNI officers responded to a report of an attempted break in and criminal damage at a property in the Upper Newtownards Road area.