08/07/2015

Man In Court Over Attempted Robberies And Firearm Offences

A man is expected to appear in court today, 08 July, charged with carrying a firearm and a number of other offences in north Belfast.

The man has been charged with two counts of attempted robbery, two counts of going equipped for theft and two counts of carrying a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. 

A man was arrested following the attempted robbery of a bookmakers in the Union Street area and the attempted robbery of another bookmakers in the Little Donegall Street area.

All charges are to be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).

(CD/JP)

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

29 July 2004
Police appeal after Co Antrim armed robberies
Police have appealed for information in relation to two armed robberies which occurred in Co Antrim yesterday. At around 4.45pm yesterday, two men, armed with a handgun and a knife, entered a shop on the Doagh Road, Ballyclare. They threatened staff but left short time later empty-handed.
17 August 2023
Man Charged With Two Counts Of Attempted Murder
A man, aged 33, is to appear in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after two males were stabbed in Co Antrim. The charges are in relation to an incident in the Carncullagh Road area, Dervock, on 30 July. The man is due to appear before Ballymena Magistrates Court on today, 17 August.
13 March 2018
Man Charged With Four Counts Of Attempted Murder
A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder and a number of other offences. Three men and a woman were attacked at a house in the Queens Park area of Saintfield at around 3.40am on Sunday, 11 March. The woman sustained serious injuries and is receiving hospital treatment.
15 July 2015
Man Charged With Two Counts Of Attempted Murder
A man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after two women were hit by a car in north Belfast on Monday. A 16-year-old girl was injured after being trapped under the car on the Crumlin Road, however she is in a stable condition in hospital.
28 September 2005
Youths behind spate of attempted robberies
Police in South Belfast are appealing for information following a spate of attempted robberies across the city on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7pm police received a report that a car had been stolen from Donegall Street in the city centre. The vehicle, a red Hyundai Lantra, was spotted at an off licence on the Ormeau Road shortly after 9.15pm.