39-year old man bailed as police investigate Ballymena incidents

Author: Chris BrennanPublished 11th Jan 2023

A man has been arrested by police investigating a number of burglaries and thefts in Ballymena.

It follows reports from Sunday and Monday of thefts in the Pennybridge Industrial Estate area - police identified a suspect and detained him yesterday.

Tools, batteries, and tablets were reported stolen.

A police spokesperson said: "We believe that the burglaries and thefts occurred between 4.40am and 8am on Sunday 8th January.

""The suspect also cut locks off two shipping containers, but thankfully nothing was reported as stolen.

""The investigation into this incident is ongoing, and we would ask anyone with information to call police on 101."

The 39-year old has been bailed pending further enquiries.