A man and a woman were arrested in Enniskillen following an attempted burglary in Enniskillen in the early hours of this morning (Monday, June 7)

Enniskillen Local Police Team were alerted to an ongoing burglary in the town. Crews quickly flooded the area and the search began for two suspects.

"It didn’t take long for crews on the ground to locate a male and female in relation to the burglary. Both suspects were detained and subsequently searched. A search resulted in a large amount of cash being located, which is suspected of being stolen from a near by property belonging to an elderly victim. As well as the cash, the suspects had a number of knives secreted in a handbag," according to a post on the Police Fermanagh and Omagh Facebook page. 

"Both suspects were quickly arrested brought to the cells.

"Thanks to the quick action from your Local Policing Team both suspects will now be brought before the courts."