Cash and jewellery stolen from elderly couple

by Gráinne Connolly

On Saturday night, the home of an elderly couple in Armagh was targeted by thieves or "cowardly predators" as described by PSNI. 

According to police in Craigavon, the house in The Brambles in Derrytrasna and it was targeted between 8.10pm and 9.00pm, after the back door was forced. 

In a facebook post, a police spokesperson said: 

"We already know that 2 or 3 males were seen in the area at the time, around 8.45pm. 

"One was wearing a red or orange top. They were seen at the junction of The Brambles and the Derrymacash Road."

They're now appealing for information regarding the burglary and have deemed the criminals as "cretins": 

"Do you live in the area? Did you see anything? Do you have home CCTV which would cover the area?

"Were you driving by and do you have a dash cam? If so, please check it and get in contact if there is anything on it.

"These cretins will almost certainly have got into a vehicle of some sort. 

"They wouldn't necessarily be obviously carrying things - after the house was ransacked what was taken was a significant quantity of cash and jewellery, whoch would could have fit in pockets. 

"You may have seen them and thought nothing of it." 

For anyone who can assist the police with their enquiries or whose camera may have picked something up, "no matter how small or insignificant it may be," Detective V in Lurgan CID wants to hear from you. 

Call 101, with incident number 1417 of 27/1/18.