15/01/2007
Gang linked to south Belfast burglary spree
Police are investigating six burglaries in south Belfast and the Lisburn area, which they suspect may be linked.
At around 2:45am in the Milltown Avenue area four men gained entry to a house and assaulted the occupant twice. They demanded car keys and then returned later to break a window.
Later at 3:45am four youths attempted to steal a car at Cloonagh Park in Dunmurry. They damaged the vehicle before making off in a white car.
Then at around 4:00am several men tried to force their way into a house in Priory Park near Finaghy, but were thwarted by the occupants. There was also an attempt to steal a car at a nearby house, and at a third house in the same area windows were smashed.
At 4:10am police were called to Newforge Dale where four youths were spotted attempting to break into a car.
A police spokesperson said that two people had been arrested and are helping police with their inquiries.
(SP/KMcA)
At around 2:45am in the Milltown Avenue area four men gained entry to a house and assaulted the occupant twice. They demanded car keys and then returned later to break a window.
Later at 3:45am four youths attempted to steal a car at Cloonagh Park in Dunmurry. They damaged the vehicle before making off in a white car.
Then at around 4:00am several men tried to force their way into a house in Priory Park near Finaghy, but were thwarted by the occupants. There was also an attempt to steal a car at a nearby house, and at a third house in the same area windows were smashed.
At 4:10am police were called to Newforge Dale where four youths were spotted attempting to break into a car.
A police spokesperson said that two people had been arrested and are helping police with their inquiries.
(SP/KMcA)
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