Search conducted and man arrested as part of investigation into rural thefts

Detectives in Antrim, investigating a number of rural thefts, conducted a search at a property in the Ballyclare area on Thursday 27th April.

Detective Inspector Lenaghan said: “Our enquiries into what could amount to be dozens of incidents of rural thefts across the country since 2017, led us to a property on the Irish Hill Road, near Ballyclare, on Thursday, where we recovered over 100 items from the property, including vehicles and power tools. A 46 year old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of handling stolen goods and later released on police bail to allow for further enquiries to be carried out.