{"id":473499,"date":"2025-10-04T12:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T12:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/473499\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T12:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T12:05:14","slug":"occupants-left-shocked-at-attempted-break-in-at-co-down-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/473499\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupants left shocked at attempted break-in at Co Down property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The reported burglary happened in Ballynahinch on Friday evening. Stock image.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fc8e44b-35f4-450d-b0c3-bcca3c91d503.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The reported burglary happened in Ballynahinch on Friday evening. Stock image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The occupants of a property in Co Down were left shaken after two men tried to force their way inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Detectives are appealing for information following the reported burglary in Ballynahinch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Shortly after 9.50pm on Friday evening, it was reported that two men tried to gain entry to a property in the Clanwilliams Court area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Detective Inspector Ryan said: \u201cThe occupants of the house reported hearing loud banging at their front door and discovered two men trying to force it open with a crow bar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;Both suspects were described as wearing dark-coloured clothing with their faces covered. They left the area on foot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThankfully, the occupants were physically uninjured, however, they have been left shaken by the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time who has information which may assist our investigation, or who may have captured any dash cam or mobile phone footage, to contact 101, and quote reference number 1918 of 03\/10\/25.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The reported burglary happened in Ballynahinch on Friday evening. Stock image. 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