Shoplifters - you'd better behave yourself in Ballymena!

BALLYMENA could deter thieves by erecting a sign on the outskirts revealing that local police have recently achieved a monthly 100% clearance record against shoplifters, a local woman has suggested.

While Audrey Wales was speaking with her tongue firmly in cheek about the sign, she was totally serious in her appreciation of the work undertaken by local PSNI officers in fighting retail crime.

She applauded the success of the ‘Operation Seasons Greetings’ which saw many more officers on the ground in Ballymena town centre.

Inspector John Allen said that the average theft clearance rate in Ballymena was around 80%.

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