Police Arrest Three In Downpatrick On Suspicion Of Being Equpped For Theft

Three men aged 21, 24 and 26 were arrested by police in Downpatrick on Thursday on suspicion of ‘going equipped for theft’. The males were detained after a car was stopped by a police patrol close to Down Business Centre on Belfast Road shortly before midnight. A number of items including empty oil drums were seized from the vehicle. There had been a couple of oil thefts in the Busines Park over recent months. Enquiries are ongoing with the police.