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17/10/2018
Police Probe Over Three Banbridge Incidents
Police are investigating a series of three incidents which took place on Sunday evening and early on Monday morning and are exploring the possibility of a link.
The first crime happened between 4pm and 6.30pm on Sunday 14 October at The Bannville House Hotel.
A staff member was assaulted, before a jacket was stolen along with a safe from behind the reception area.
The safe contained cash and a large number of tickets to see Dutch European group the Vengaboys.
A man then damaged the doors of the hotel before fleeing the scene in a Honda.
The second incident in the suspected crime spree took place after midnight, when a window was smashed at an accounts office in Church square during an attempted break-in.
A man and woman were seen running across the street and into the grounds of a church, and a silver Honda Civic was found nearby.
A police spokesperson said the car smelt like it "had serious issues with the clutch".
Shortly before 3am the third incident happened at a house in Bannview Heights, where a female householder woke up to find a man coming up her stairs.
"She was shoved into a wall, causing her injuries. Her son then bravely defended his mother, managing to fight the man off, who made his escape through a downstairs window," a PSNI spokesperson said.
"During the struggle, the male suspect may have fallen and sustained some injuries. He is described as being around 6 feet tall, of large build."
The PSNI has asked the public for information relating to the following:
• Any Honda vehicles seen acting suspiciously around homes or premises in the Banbridge area or surrounding areas over the course of the evening.
• A male and female seen running or acting suspiciously around the Lurgan Road.
• Anyone with dash cam footage of anywhere between The Bannville House Hotel and Banbridge town.
• Anyone who saw a male with facial injuries anywhere near the Lurgan Road, Banbridge, around 3am.
• Anyone who sees or is offered Vengaboys tickets advertised for sale not on official sites.
(JG)
The first crime happened between 4pm and 6.30pm on Sunday 14 October at The Bannville House Hotel.
A staff member was assaulted, before a jacket was stolen along with a safe from behind the reception area.
The safe contained cash and a large number of tickets to see Dutch European group the Vengaboys.
A man then damaged the doors of the hotel before fleeing the scene in a Honda.
The second incident in the suspected crime spree took place after midnight, when a window was smashed at an accounts office in Church square during an attempted break-in.
A man and woman were seen running across the street and into the grounds of a church, and a silver Honda Civic was found nearby.
A police spokesperson said the car smelt like it "had serious issues with the clutch".
Shortly before 3am the third incident happened at a house in Bannview Heights, where a female householder woke up to find a man coming up her stairs.
"She was shoved into a wall, causing her injuries. Her son then bravely defended his mother, managing to fight the man off, who made his escape through a downstairs window," a PSNI spokesperson said.
"During the struggle, the male suspect may have fallen and sustained some injuries. He is described as being around 6 feet tall, of large build."
The PSNI has asked the public for information relating to the following:
• Any Honda vehicles seen acting suspiciously around homes or premises in the Banbridge area or surrounding areas over the course of the evening.
• A male and female seen running or acting suspiciously around the Lurgan Road.
• Anyone with dash cam footage of anywhere between The Bannville House Hotel and Banbridge town.
• Anyone who saw a male with facial injuries anywhere near the Lurgan Road, Banbridge, around 3am.
• Anyone who sees or is offered Vengaboys tickets advertised for sale not on official sites.
(JG)
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