Criminal activity here rising at four times rate of other areas
Brazen burglars raid four houses in same street
RESIDENTS OF an Enniskillen housing development have been left shocked and frightened after brazen burglars broke into four homes in the one street in the space of a few hours on Saturday evening. The thieves, who stole a wide range of valubles from the homes including sentimental jewellery and the homeowners’ medication, struck at The […]
Attempted ATM thieves leave empty handed
Significant damage was caused but police believe no money was taken in the early morning incident.
Police escape injury in ‘deliberate’ bomb trap
Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation near Newtownbutler have confirmed that a bomb has exploded. At around 10.35am this morning (Monday), police reported an explosion in the area of the Cavan Road at its junction with the Wattlebridge Road. Police believe that the bomb was a ‘deliberate attempt to lure police and […]
Police come under attack in early morning disturbances
MISSILES were thrown at Police who came under attack in the Cornagrade Road area of Enniskillen in the early hours of Saturday morning. A group of people gathered in the area and had placed material in the road and attempted to set it on fire. Police received a number of calls at approximately 4.25am on […]
Cowardly Criminals Flee Gutsy Gertie (91)
A GUTSY 91-year-old Coonian woman whose home was attacked for the second time in three months bravely told intruders ‘this is my house – get out!’ Gertie Primrose was in her isolated home near Brookeborough on Friday night around 8pm when three men entered her house in an attempt to burglar her, but she stood […]
Brave family pet attacked with knife
A DOG believed to have disturbed intruders attempting to break into a shed in Brookeborough has had half of his ear cut off in a savage attack. Scott Robinson woke up on Tuesday morning and found his dog, Charlie, on the dootstep severely injured and bleeding heavily. Charlie’s body was badly cut with several marks […]
Social media ‘death threat’ to Foster probed
POLICE are currently investigating an alleged ‘sinister’ threat to kill DUP leader Arlene Foster. The Fermanagh woman was the victim of alleged comments posted on social media, and it is believed that a man made comments in which he said he ‘must try’ shooting Arlene Foster to ‘see if I’d get away with it.’ Ms […]
Woman ‘critical’ after car entered water near Kesh
A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after her car entered the water at Muckross Pier. Three police officers who came to her rescue also needed hospital treatment following the incident. At around 10.30pm on Saturday the car entered the water at Muckross Pier on the Boa Island Road in Kesh. A […]
Police stage crackdown on motorists using illegal fuel
A police crack down targeting motorists using red diesel in Fermanagh this week, has detected several vehicles using the illegal fuel. Police were out in force on Monday, carrying out a road safety and anti burglary operations designed to proactively seek out travelling criminals and people committing traffic offences. A number of stops and […]