Masked men force their way into house near Ballyclare

At around 10pm a number of masked males forced their way into a house in the area.

One of the men was carrying a suspected firearm and the others are believed to have been carrying batons. The men smashed a number of windows in the property and caused damage to a car parked outside before making off in a blue coloured car.

Two men and two women, all aged in their 20s, who were in the property at the time of the incident were not injured but were left shaken by their ordeal.

A blue Vauxhall Astra car was discovered on fire a short time later on the Collin Road, Ballyclare.

Police are investigating a possible link between the car and the aggravated burglary.

Detective Constable Montgomery appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with information about what happened to contact CID at Newtownabbey on the non-emergency number 101, or to call Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.