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Burglars cause flood damage at Cookstown Health Centre

Burglars caused flood damage to Cookstown Health Centre
Burglars caused flood damage to Cookstown Health Centre Burglars caused flood damage to Cookstown Health Centre

Significant water damage has been caused to Cookstown Health Centre following a burglary.

The break-in is thought happened between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Burglars removed the sealed lid of the roof space water storage tank and destroyed the ballcock mechanism.

According to police, the intruders then diverted the external overflow pipe "to make the overflowing water empty inside the building".

The flooding was spotted by a staff member who went to the building on Saturday morning.

Police described the incident as "a targeted attack on the people of Cookstown".