Men armed with hammers 'caused extensive damage' to a shop in Co Down.
The gang of three men, wearing dark coloured clothing and armed with hammers, entered the shop in the Abbot Link area of Newtownards on Tuesday evening, May 23.
They caused extensive damage before making off towards Newtownards.
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A PSNI spokesman said: "Detectives are appealing for information following the report of criminal damage at a shop at Abbot Link in Newtownards, on Tuesday 23rd May.
"It was reported that three men, dressed in dark coloured clothing and armed with hammers, entered the shop at 7.10pm on Tuesday evening and caused extensive damage to the property before making off in a car towards Newtownards."
"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and detectives would appeal to anyone with any information to contact them in Bangor on 101, quoting reference number 1777 23/05/23. A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."
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