Helicopter joins search for gun thief

A helicopter was brought in by police in the North today to help track down a raider who terrorised a couple and stole a gun from their home.

A helicopter was brought in by police in the North today to help track down a raider who terrorised a couple and stole a gun from their home.

The hunt was widened and the aerial operation mounted after a search of a derelict farm at Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, failed to find the man.

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