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17/06/2014
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Man Rescued From Black Mountain
A man has been described as in a stable condition after his rescue from Black Mountain on the outskirts of Belfast.
Police, the fire service, the ambulance service and the coastguard responded following reports of a person in distress on the mountain on Monday evening.
A PSNI helicopter was deployed during the emergency. The man was helped down and airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Five Arrested Over Rogue Trading
Five people have been arrested in relation to rogue trading and bogus calls across Northern Ireland.
Three men, two aged 21 and one aged 49 and a 16-year-old boy were detained along with a 23-year-old woman on Monday in The Close, Holywood.
Pair Rob Off-License With Screwdrivers
Two men have robbed an off license in Newtownards, County Down, armed with screwdrivers.
The men entered the Winemark at Hardford Link at around 18:30 on Sunday evening.
They threatened a man and woman working there and it is believed a sum of money was taken. No-one was injured.
Appeal Over 'Racist' Attack, Belfast
A man has been assaulted in what police are suspecting was a racially-motivated crime in Belfast.
Police said racist language was shouted at the man and he was punched in the face while walking in the Fountain Street area on Saturday morning.
Police said the attacker was with a woman and the two walked towards Castle Street and got on a bus on Royal Avenue at 10:06.
The man is described as being 30 to 40 years old, medium to large build, approximately six feet tall with a pale complexion and shaved dark hair.
He was wearing a yellow wind-breaker zipped jacket and dark colour tracksuit bottoms with three red vertical stripes down the side of each leg.
The woman is described as being about 35 years old and of medium build with shoulder length brown hair. She was wearing a blue coloured top with a hood.
(IT/CD)
A man has been described as in a stable condition after his rescue from Black Mountain on the outskirts of Belfast.
Police, the fire service, the ambulance service and the coastguard responded following reports of a person in distress on the mountain on Monday evening.
A PSNI helicopter was deployed during the emergency. The man was helped down and airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Five Arrested Over Rogue Trading
Five people have been arrested in relation to rogue trading and bogus calls across Northern Ireland.
Three men, two aged 21 and one aged 49 and a 16-year-old boy were detained along with a 23-year-old woman on Monday in The Close, Holywood.
Pair Rob Off-License With Screwdrivers
Two men have robbed an off license in Newtownards, County Down, armed with screwdrivers.
The men entered the Winemark at Hardford Link at around 18:30 on Sunday evening.
They threatened a man and woman working there and it is believed a sum of money was taken. No-one was injured.
Appeal Over 'Racist' Attack, Belfast
A man has been assaulted in what police are suspecting was a racially-motivated crime in Belfast.
Police said racist language was shouted at the man and he was punched in the face while walking in the Fountain Street area on Saturday morning.
Police said the attacker was with a woman and the two walked towards Castle Street and got on a bus on Royal Avenue at 10:06.
The man is described as being 30 to 40 years old, medium to large build, approximately six feet tall with a pale complexion and shaved dark hair.
He was wearing a yellow wind-breaker zipped jacket and dark colour tracksuit bottoms with three red vertical stripes down the side of each leg.
The woman is described as being about 35 years old and of medium build with shoulder length brown hair. She was wearing a blue coloured top with a hood.
(IT/CD)
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