Armed and masked gang burst into home and smash TV and mirror before leaving on foot

Detectives in Newtownabbey are appealing for information and witnesses following the report of an aggravated burglary at a property in the Fairview Lane area last night, Wednesday April 19th.

In a statement, Detective Sergeant Boyd said: “We received a report at around 10.10pm that four men, unknown to the occupant, had entered the house through the front door.

" All the men were carrying baseball bats and were wearing hats and had their faces covered with scarves.

"They proceeded to smash a mirror and TV in the living room.

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"The men then all left on foot.”

The statement adds that police ‘enquiries are underway and we would appeal to anyone with any information or who may have captured dashcam footage to contact us on 101 quoting reference number 57 20/04/23’.

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