19/05/2016

Five Men Arrested Following Burglary In Co Armagh

Five men have been arrested in connection with a burglary in Portadown, Co Armagh.

A black Saab car which had made off from police in Newry on Thursday morning, 19 May, was later stopped in the Ballymore Road in Tandragee.

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Five males, two of them aged 18-years-old, a 19-year-old, a 30-year-old and a 33-year-old, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and going equipped for burglary. They are currently helping us with our enquiries."

(CD)

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