Crime

Arsonists who torched several vehicles in Derry over the weekend are using up valuable fire and rescue resources and putting lives at risk, a local councillor has warned.

Police are hunting a criminal gang thought to be behind a series of burglaries at shops and filling stations right across Northern Ireland.

A 46-years-old man has admitted stealing electrical items worth over £700.

A woman accused of supplying drugs has been granted anonymity by a judge.

A 27-years-old man has appeared in court accused of making indecent images.

A 20-years-old man has admitted an assault in which the victim sustained bleeding on the brain.

A 34-years-old man who admitted ‘going equipped for theft’ with a screwdriver, has been fined at the local magistrate’s court.

Two men have appeared in court charged with a creeper style burglary in the Waterside.

A hijacker who committed a ‘completely unprovoked mindless attack on a woman’ whilst armed with a knife has been jailed for five yeraas.

Derry’s courthouse was evacuated and part of Bishop Street closed off for a short time after a fire alarm went off this afternoon.

Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested two men in the Shantallow area of Derry.

Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Culmore area Sandra Duffy is calling on planners to take a proactive approach regarding the redevelopment of the large redundant Thornhill School site.

Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper has called for additional police resources to be directed to Creggan Country Burn.

SDLP Councillor Shauna Cusack has called on those responsible for lighting fires throughout the Foyleside area over the weekend past to think about their actions and the consequences.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the report of an assault in the Carnhill area of Derry on Thursday, May 25.

Police investigating a report of criminal damage at a bar complex in Derry have arrested two teenagers at the scene.

A Derry PSNI chief has condemned a “masked mob” who threw petrol and paint bombs at police as they attended the scene of a sudden death in Derry yesterday.

Local people have been issued with fresh safety advice as scammers continue to dream up new ways to target people in the north west.