Burglary at Portstewart restaurant

Police are appealing for information following a report of a burglary at a licensed premises in the Portmore Road area of Portstewart, on Sunday, 3rd March.

Sergeant Moody said: “It is understood that at around 4.30am on Sunday morning, two male suspects gained entry through the rear fire door of a restaurant in the Portmore Road area, but the alarm did not sound.

“Two tills were ransacked and money was taken from each, including a substantial amount of staff tips located in a jar that had been left beside one of the tills.

“The suspects have then made off on foot, likely into a nearby car park where they would have had a parked vehicle or have been picked up by an accomplice.

“We are currently investigating several lines of enquiry to try and identify the suspects, however at this time, we are not ruling out a possible link to a recent spate of burglaries in the area over the last few weeks.

“I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area or to anyone with CCTV, dashcam or other footage that could assist our investigation, to contact officers on 101 quoting reference number 529 of 03/03/24”.

Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org/ .