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23/02/2012
Police Set Up Hijacking Phone Line
A phone line dedicated to catching the people carrying out carjackings across Belfast has been launched.
The inquiry line will be manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week and police hope members of the public will use the number to pass on any information they have.
The hotline follows a recent spate of hijackings in the greater Belfast area. Most recently a man was struck in the face with a hammer as two men hijacked his car in West Belfast. His car was later found on fire on Rossnareen Avenue in West Belfast.
In a previous statement PSNI Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum said the team set up to help tackle the increase in car crime is being "pro-active" on the issue.
"We will continue to make arrests until we eventually manage to try and eradicate this scourge," he added.
"I want to reassure the community that no stone will be left unturned in doing everything possible to eradicate this scourge."
This new hotline is part of the new measures unveiled by police, which they believe will help them in their search for the perpetrators of car crime.
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The inquiry line will be manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week and police hope members of the public will use the number to pass on any information they have.
The hotline follows a recent spate of hijackings in the greater Belfast area. Most recently a man was struck in the face with a hammer as two men hijacked his car in West Belfast. His car was later found on fire on Rossnareen Avenue in West Belfast.
In a previous statement PSNI Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum said the team set up to help tackle the increase in car crime is being "pro-active" on the issue.
"We will continue to make arrests until we eventually manage to try and eradicate this scourge," he added.
"I want to reassure the community that no stone will be left unturned in doing everything possible to eradicate this scourge."
This new hotline is part of the new measures unveiled by police, which they believe will help them in their search for the perpetrators of car crime.
(LB)
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