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‘Three men in silver BMW’ linked to crime spree across county Armagh

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Three men in a silver BMW are being linked with a series of burglaries across county Armagh on Friday, June 10.

At about 11.30am, three males were disturbed attempting to break into a house in the Green Road area of Bessbrook.

A silver BMW M3 is believed to have been involved in this incident.

Between 12.30pm and 1pm, a house in the Keady Road area of Armagh was burgled. A number of items of jewellery were taken in this incident.

Sometime between 1pm and 4pm, some jewellery and a set of car keys were taken from a house in the Hanslough Road area of Middletown. A silver car was seen in the area at this time.

Two young men were disturbed attempting to break into a residence in the Monaghan Street area of Armagh at about 3pm. They were seen getting into a silver car after they were disturbed.

At approximately 5pm a suspicious car parked at the rear of a house in the Ashgrove area of Markethill.

A man, believed to be aged in his 30s or 40s, was seen parking the car and walking away from it. He was wearing a beige bomber jacket, a flat peaked cap and tanned chino trousers.

Detective Constable Lindsay Duffin said: “I would ask anyone who knows anything about any of these incidents to contact detectives at Lurgan Police Station on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 656 of 10/06/16. Or if someone would prefer to provide information without giving their details, they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

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