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THREE MASKED MEN who claimed to belong to the UVF robbed a house belonging to elderly men yesterday.
The PSNI said the burglary happened in the New Road area of Ahoghill yesterday evening.
Detective Chief Inspector Catherine Magee said:
“It was reported to police that at around 8pm on Monday evening, three masked men entered a house belonging to elderly men. The men claimed to be from a paramilitary organisation, namely the UVF. They went through a number of rooms in the house before taking a sum of cash and leaving.”
She said that the victims were not physically harmed during the incident but were left shaken following their ordeal.
Detectives are working through evidence and conducting a thorough investigation.
“The incident is similar in nature to an aggravated burglary in Garvagh last week on 02 October, ” said the detective. She said that links between the two burglaries “are being explored”, but a definite link has yet to be established.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact detectives in Ballymena on the non emergency number 101. Information can also be passed to the PSNI anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Seems weird to announce “we’re from the uvf” to the these poor old men while in the middle of a burglary. What purpose did that serve
I would think the reason why the said they were UVF is to throw them off there real identities hummmmm food for thought
Vermin
Loyalist $cumbags trying to set peace back.
Fur god end ulster!
lets hope the UVF take appropriate action against these people, who would seek to besmirch their good reputation. By appropriate action I mean like the treatment they give to people who cant pay their drug debts.
Good reputation? Yeah lenny murphy was a saint.
Oh and austin curries wife who has their name cut on to her chest.. Great bunch of lads.
Think joe was being sarcastic.
If they said they were from the UVF, then they definitely were, right?
There’s no possibility whatsoever they were from any other organisation, just trying to stir up trouble, is there?
It makes perfect sense to claim membership of an organisation when you are committing a crime against the elderly. It is sure to garner support.
John Gahan, the UVF apologist. Just condemn their behaviour and leave it at that.
IT WAS GERRY, WASN’T IT JOHN???
We don’t know who it was. I certainly wouldn’t trust the word of a burglar, terrorising an old man. Why would they want us to believe they were the UVF?
You both seem upset if people don’t believe it was the UVF though. How odd.
Who cares who it was, anybody that does this to elderly people are nothing but vermin.
@John Gahan, hypocrite. If these thieves said they were from the IRA you would be calling for Gerry Adams to be shot dead.
Just conden the crime and leave it at that.
Gahan, you seem upset it wasn’t Gerry. Adrian, you’re dead right.
Colin, thanks for telling me what I’d think and consequently labelling me a hypocrite.
If they said they were the IRA, that would also be very odd and I would equally suggest it wasn’t IRA but instead someone trying to stoke up trouble.
And, no, I don’t believe Gerry Adams has anything to do with this despite Roland suggesting so.
My guess, as with the majority of reasonable people, is that it was some knuckleheads trying to stir up trouble. It has happened before in other countries, it is not a complex strategy to tarnish your opponents by blaming them for things they did not do.
Sorry if that is all too complicated for you, and you prefer to listen to the burglars and decide it has to be true. You really need to question things for yourselves a bit more. Someone might be out to trick you.
Dangerous games.
Local miscreants no doubt who are in big trouble now. Good enough for them, terrorising old people in their own home when they’re alone and vulnerable is a despicable crime, and should be treated as such.
john your depth of knowledge and insight is truly astounding. with such intelligence it would be a waste if you weren’t part of F.G.
glad you can appreciate my wisdom joe, some people just don’t get it.
they obviously don’t read the sunday independent john.
An new acronym used by the traveller movement?
Don’t know about travellers, they tend to have the same accent throughout the country. If they were convincing enough to sound like UVF, they’re probably local. Doubt they are UVF though, likely a bunch of drug addicts or common thieves. They’d better hope the peelers get to them first if I’m right. Although it wouldn’t bother me if the paramilitaries get them.
Travellers don’t pretend to be Paramilatarys .
because who wants more people looking for them .
But to do half the stuff we get blamed for We’d need a time machine
If they were travellers they would have said we’re from the UVF boss.
It’s a bit odd to rob a fellow Ulsterman if you are a loyal Ulstermen isn’t it?
How much dey get
Hopefully 10 years.
Same as
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