'Thieves are preying on the community' warns SDLP councillor

By Stanley Campbell
Published 19th Apr 2019, 11:23 BST
Updated 19th Apr 2019, 11:27 BST
Councillor Malachy Quinn.Councillor Malachy Quinn.
Councillor Malachy Quinn.
A Mid Ulster councillor is calling for householders to be vigilant after oil was stolen from tanks in the Coalisland area.

SDLP member Malachy Quinn said some residents in the Gortgonis and Newtownkelly areas discovered their properties had been broken into and their oil tank drained in the early hours of Monday morning.

Cllr Quinn said: "The people carrying out these disgusting acts are not outsiders coming into the town, they know what houses to target, they know where the tanks are and they know how to get to them.

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