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19/01/2012
Men Arrested Over Carjackings Released
Three men arrested in connection with recent carjackings in Belfast have been released on bail.
There have been 12 incidents mostly targeting women driving alone in the last fortnight.
The men aged 18,19 and 24 were arrested yesterday and a 15-year-old boy has also been charged in relation to a car hijacking earlier in the month in the Ruby Road area of South Belfast.
The news follows the PSNI creation of a special task force to deal with the rise in hijackings in the Belfast area. Police claim that the incidents are not related.
Earlier in the week Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie spoke out regarding the upsurge of incidents in Belfast.
She said: "I do not underestimate the impact of these incidents on those people involved, but it is important to highlight that despite these recently reported carjackings, the likelihood of becoming a victim of this type of crime is slim.
"We have increased our resources in the city centre and have implemented a comprehensive pro-active police operation to prevent these crimes taking place, investigate, detect and arrest those responsible and put them before the courts."
(LB/DW)
There have been 12 incidents mostly targeting women driving alone in the last fortnight.
The men aged 18,19 and 24 were arrested yesterday and a 15-year-old boy has also been charged in relation to a car hijacking earlier in the month in the Ruby Road area of South Belfast.
The news follows the PSNI creation of a special task force to deal with the rise in hijackings in the Belfast area. Police claim that the incidents are not related.
Earlier in the week Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie spoke out regarding the upsurge of incidents in Belfast.
She said: "I do not underestimate the impact of these incidents on those people involved, but it is important to highlight that despite these recently reported carjackings, the likelihood of becoming a victim of this type of crime is slim.
"We have increased our resources in the city centre and have implemented a comprehensive pro-active police operation to prevent these crimes taking place, investigate, detect and arrest those responsible and put them before the courts."
(LB/DW)
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