Four homes in Co Down were targeted during a series of burglaries on Friday, police have warned.
The properties were targeted in the Castlewellan, Bryansford, Kilcoo and Ballinaskea areas and detectives are investigating a potential link between the incidents.
It was reported that sometime between midday and 1pm, entry was gained to a house on Wild Forest Lane in Castlewellan. A search of the house was carried out by the intruders but it is unclear if anything was taken at this time.
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In Bryansford, a report was received shortly before 12.30pm, that a house on the Hilltown Road had been broken into, with a sum of cash taken. Sometime between 11am and 3.20pm, a house on the Ballynafoy Road in Ballinaskea was entered, with a watch reported stolen.
At 8.30pm, a report was received from the owner of a house on the Tullyree Road in Kilcoo, that the front door of his house had been forced open at some time earlier that day, and that intruders had ransacked two bedrooms inside. Nothing is believed to have been taken.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Detectives are investigating a potential link between these incidents and are appealing to anyone who was in any of these areas and who may have information, or dash-cam or other footage, to contact them in Ardmore on 101, quoting reference 934 21/04/23.
"Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."
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