Detectives are investigating reports of an aggravated burglary in Dungannon after a masked man with a knife stole a phone and bank cards from an apartment.
The incident is reported to have occurred in the Ballygawley Road area in the early hours of Tuesday, January 28.
It was reported shortly after 4am this morning that a masked male, wearing a black hoodie and armed with a knife, forced entry to an apartment block through a communal door before gaining entry to one of the apartments.
A man and woman, who were asleep in the apartment at the time, were wakened by the male standing in their bedroom.
The male occupant got up and challenged the intruder who then made off from the scene on foot in the direction of Newell Road, taking with him a mobile phone and a number of bank cards.
A police spokesperson said: “Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and detectives would ask anyone with information or dash-cam/CCTV footage which could assist with their investigation to contact them at Dungannon on 101, quoting reference number 120 28/01/25.
A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
