Family tied up by burglars
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A father and his two sons, aged 13 and 11, are tied up in their home while burglars steal money and jewellery.
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Parents are urged to take better control after children as young as four are caught house-breaking.
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A vehicle specially adapted for a family's severely disabled son has been stolen from a house in Dunmurry.
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Police and the family of a woman who has not been seen since Wednesday fear for her safety.
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Police arrest five people over the killing of a man allegedly stabbed by a burglar in his home.
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The family of a bank official who were being held hostage in north Belfast manage to escape.
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The family of a Birmingham DJ who died confronting burglars say the first anniversary may mark a turning point in their grief.
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Two cousins are charged with burgling the home of an 85-year-old woman in north Belfast.
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Boxing memorabilia and a signed Man Utd shirt worn by George Best are among items stolen in a house burglary.
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By JAMES KELLY  FOUR men, questioned by the PSNI over a robbery of two elderly brothers at their home, have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.   Raiders ransacked a house owned by the brothers near Ballynahinch, Co Down, on Thursday and escaped with money.
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As it was previously reported, the gang attacked the homes of two Northern Bank&#39;s officials late Sunday. The robbers took officialsâ families as hostages and stole about â¤22 million in cash prepared for the Northern Bankâs 95 branches and ATMâs.
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Police name a family of five who are feared to have drowned during violent storms in the Western Isles.
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THE ROBBERY: Gang takes the families of two bank executives hostage and forces the bosses to help them steal more than &#36;39 million from Northern Bank in Belfast.
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A large four figure cash sum is stolen after a family is held at gunpoint in County Tyrone, say police.
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Robbers tie up members of a family and threaten to set them alight as part of a jewellery raid.
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DUBLIN, Ireland - A suspected burglar accidentally strangled himself while trying to break into a house in the southwest Irish town of Tralee, police said Monday.    Police said the home owner discovered the body of a man Sunday afternoon hanging from the outside frame of a bathroom window...
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Advice on the amount of force householders can use against burglars is being published in efforts to stop confusion.