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Police in Ballymena are appealing for witnesses and information after a vehicle crashed into a shop on Grove Road on Friday evening, leaving a customer injured and causing significant damage to the premises. The incident occurred at the local Spar supermarket. Sergeant Courtney said: “We received a report at around 7pm on Friday, 17th October of a vehicle crashing into a shop. “Officers attended, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the North

Officers conducting a vehicle checkpoint during this week's dedicated policing operation. Police have arrested 32 people during a coordinated operation aimed at tackling violence against women and girls and bringing offenders to justice across Northern Ireland. The proactive policing initiative, carried out on Thursday 16th October, was led by Superintendent Sinead McIldowney and involved collaboration across Neighbourhood Policing Teams, Local Policing Teams and District Sup

A 56-year-old US citizen who conned Northern Ireland clients out of around £135,000 while working as a mortgage advisor has been jailed for four years. Marianne Smyth was sentenced today (Friday 17 October) at Downpatrick Crown Court after being found guilty of three counts of fraud by abuse of position and three counts of theft following a four-day trial last month. The offences date back to when Smyth was working as a mortgage advisor in Northern Ireland between 2005 and 20

Police in Mid Ulster have issued a warning to residents after reports of potential rogue traders cold-calling at homes and offering services. In a statement, officers said they had been made aware of individuals approaching properties in the Ballyronan area and urged members of the public to remain cautious. A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: “Police have been made aware of potential Rogue Traders, who have been cold calling at addresses offering

A Ballymena homeowner has urged residents in the Fisherwick and Broughshane Road areas to stay vigilant after confronting an intruder who entered their home through an unlocked door on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred shortly after 9pm when the homeowner discovered a man had entered the property through the open front door. Issuing a warning to neighbours, the resident said: “Last night we had an intruder in the house after 9pm, our front door was open and he came ri

Police have arrested a man in connection with a breach of court bail conditions after he was found carrying alcohol on a train service between Belfast and Coleraine on Tuesday, 14 October. Officers from the Safe Transport Team were conducting patrols when they observed the man boarding the train at Ballymena Train Station carrying two large bottles of alcohol. A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: “Officers spoke to the male on board and ascertained

Detectives are appealing for information following a terrifying armed robbery in Antrim on Tuesday evening, during which a woman was threatened with a blade and had her purse stolen. The incident occurred at around 8.30pm on 14th October, as the woman, aged in her 40s, was walking along the Greystone path in the Rathmore Gardens area. Detective Sergeant Ash said: “At approximately 8.30pm a woman aged in her 40s, was approached from behind by an unknown man who was carrying a

Police in Ballymena have recovered suspected Class B drugs valued at approximately £3,000 following a search operation carried out on Saturday, 11th October 2025. Officers from the Ballymena District Support Team, who were on routine patrol in Ballymena town centre, observed a suspicious male. This led to a search and follow-up house search, during which quantities of suspected Class B drugs, along with a sum of cash and various electronic devices, were seized. A Police Servi

Marking Prisons Week (13-18 October), Beverley Wall, Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, visited Maghaberry Prison...

A secret tobacco factory — one of the largest and most sophisticated ever uncovered in Northern Ireland — has been dismantled following a...

Pictured: On the run, Christopher Simpson A violent thug who left his victim bedridden after a brutal assault in 2022 is still evading...

On the run: Convicted rapist Ahmed Abashar The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has strongly criticised the Police Service of Northern Ireland...

Police have recovered suspected Class A, B and C drugs worth more than £2,000 following a search at a property in Ballymena. Officers...

Police image of wanted man Ahmed Abashar Police have issued a bench warrant for Ahmed Abashar after he failed to appear at court on...

Vandalism at Ahoghill Community Centre The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, has condemned the widespread...

River View, Ballymena Ballymena police have arrested two individuals following a property search in the River View area of Ballykeel 1,...

(L-R) Audrey Wales, Chairperson BRAC, Sharon Maxwell, PCSP Vice Chair, Carolyn Crawford Area Manager NIHE, Roy McClean Assistant Area...

The offensive graffiti sprayed on a locally respected business, and (inset) TUV Alderman Stewart McDonald TUV Alderman Stewart McDonald...

Detectives are appealing for information after a burglary at a residential property in Ballymena on Tuesday night, 30th September. Police...

Antrim Crown Court A woman from the Greysteel area has been sentenced for defrauding a medical practice in Limavady out of more than...