Sleeping pair woken in middle of the night to find armed burglar carrying off their belongings in north Belfast

A man and woman awoke in the middle of the night to find a knife-wielding burglar carrying off their belongings.
By Adam Kula
Published 19th Aug 2021, 15:44 BST
Updated 19th Aug 2021, 16:25 BST
The collision was reported to the PSNI shortly after 7.00pm on Wednesday.The collision was reported to the PSNI shortly after 7.00pm on Wednesday.
The collision was reported to the PSNI shortly after 7.00pm on Wednesday.

The aggravated burglary took place at a house in the Crumlin Road area of north Belfast at around 3.15am today.

The PSNI said that “a man and a woman woke to find a man in their home” and that “he was disturbed in a different room of the house by the woman, who saw that he had a knife and some of her property in his hands”.

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They added: “The man fled the scene with a number of high-value items and a quantity of cash.

Police are investigating burglary.Police are investigating burglary.
Police are investigating burglary.

“Thankfully, the occupants were physically uninjured but they have been left shaken by the incident.

“We are appealing for anyone who was in the area between the hours of 1.45am and 2.30am to contact us on 1010 quoting reference 185 of 19/08/21.

“We are particularly keen to speak to the driver of a taxi which was seen in the area at the time.

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“We would like to make it clear that the driver not a suspect, but may have information which could help with our enquiries.

“Alternatively, anyone with information can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

“You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/”

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