The 20-year-old was arrested on uspicion of burglary with intent to steal, threats to kill and common assault
Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old following an incident in South Belfast this morning, Friday December 30. Officers received a report of an "ongoing burglary" shortly before 1.20am in the Orchardville Avenue area.
Detective Sergeant Dougherty said: "It was reported that a man had been knocking on the door of a house in the area. Once the male occupant opened the door, the suspect pushed past both the male and female occupants, aged in their 80s, and made his way upstairs. The suspect was then apprehended by two members of the public until police arrived a short time later."Thankfully the occupants were unharmed but understandably they are both shaken by the ordeal.
"Our enquiries are underway and we are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time of the burglary, or who may have captured anything suspicious on dash-cam or CCTV footage, to make contact with police on 101 quoting reference number 72 30/12/22. "You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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