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A DELIVERY VAN was hijacked at around 11:30pm in Derry last night.
A man and a young girl were in the van when three masked men stopped the vehicle and threatened the driver.
Both the driver and the girl got out of the van before the three males made off in it.
Neither the driver nor the girl were injured, however they were left very badly shaken.
It happened in Glenowen Park of Derry.
The van was later found burnt out in the Central Drive area.
Police in Foyle are asking anyone who may have witnessed this hijacking or the burning of the vehicle to contact them on the non emergency number 101.
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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“Londonderry” are you serious Cliodhna ??
Glenowen is most definitely Derry ! Nice quiet estate too – very unusual to hear trouble there
DERRY NOT LONDONDERRY
Londonderry is the only word in the English language with six silent letters
That’s funny. If you’re from Derry then perhaps you may argue this. If you are from anywhere else in the country, republic or north, you should lighten up a little. Who really cares. It’s both really, is it not.
I wonder when liberals are going to wake up and start punishing violent criminals properly.
I am sick of these scúmbags getting off so lightly!
Punishment doesn’t lead to crime reduction and that’s the problem. Proper reform and yes a sentence should allow for proper rehabilitation or long enough that we can be certain they won’t reoffend.
Punishment as in 50 lashes will not lead to crime reduction ? How do we know ?
Because in America they go one better and execute prisoners and srill the violent crime rate increases. Rehabilitation for society does more than stiffer sentences. Im all for long brutal sentences but it does not affect the crime rate
But you must admit Hard Yaka that in the case of capital punishment the chances of re-offending are fairly remote
I would have to agree but as a deterrent it does nothing. If people know they will do 15 years for car jacking it wont make any difference. The fools dont think that far ahead. Look at the two muppets in the taxi on Sunday.
I’m actually disgusted that she called it Londonderry, I mean not even Derry/Londonderry like what the neutrals call it!!
You should take the fada out of your name pretending to be irish and then you call Derry Londonderry…
If this was done in the name of a united Ireland some people would regard these hijackers as heroes and soldiers.
Legally, the city and county are called “Londonderry”, while the local government district is called “Derry” – Wikipedia.
It’s Derry to the majority of people of that city and on this island. I don’t even think refusing to call it ‘Londonderry’ has anything to do with unionist/nationalist conflict, but with the fact that the city of Derry has its own unique identity, without needing the prefix london added to it in the most offensive manner.
@ Pickart,
For an Analologist like yourself I would have thought Wikipedia would not be your preferred reference source of choice
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