A BMW was stolen, crashed into a roundabout and a police car rammed following two burglaries in the Malone area of South Belfast
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The first burglary was reported in the Myrtlefield Park area around 4.40am. A number of items were stolen from inside the property.Police have said the culprits then made their way along a number of properties and parked cars in the wider Malone area, trying handles to see if they could get in.A number of items are believed to have been stolen including the keys to a grey BMW 218. The burglars then made off in this vehicle.
This was then followed by a second hit-and-run collision which was reported at 8am outside Woodside Drive in Dunmurry.A few minutes after this incident, police said they stopped two men in the same vehicle at the Dunmurry Lane and Kingsway junction.The two men – age 18 and 19 – were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including burglary, aggravated vehicle taking and motoring offences. They remain in custody.
“Our enquiries are ongoing, and we would appeal to anyone with any information, or who may have been in the areas at the time and witnessed any suspicious activity, to contact us on 101, quoting reference number 278 23/06/23.
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