Thousands of pounds in stolen property recovered in Cookstown

It folows the arrest of a male and female in the town yesterday following a theft at a local store.

Police said in a social media post: "Follow up searches tonight at property in Cookstown have uncovered thousands of pounds worth of suspected stolen property including power tools, batteries, clothes, stationery and electronic equipment. We believe all these items have been stolen from businesses and individuals within Cookstown town centre.

It's a perfect example of how someone being observant and contacting us when thought something wasn't right lead directly to a fantastic result."

Cookstown Neighbourhood Team have begun the process of returning the stolen items to businesses and individuals.

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