Spate of burglary incidents

At least eight incidents are being investigated by police from the last 12 days.

Councillor for the Botanic area, Gary McKeown said: “These types of crime are very invasive, and aside from the loss of property, can have a lasting impact on people’s wellbeing - my thoughts are with the people affected.

“I would urge anyone who has seen anything suspicious recently to report it. I have asked police to increase patrols in the area to help prevent and detect any further crimes like this. Some of these incidents have been at knifepoint or through forced entry, which is particularly worrying.”