Cops on hunt for tree yob.Byline: By ALLISON
Allison, which may come from a medieval Norman nickname for Alice, meaning "noble type", or from the Irish name "Iseult", meaning "fair lady". MORRIS POLICE were yesterday hunting a man who has been cutting down trees in a town in the middle of the night. Mystery surrounds the vandal's motives after he destroyed mature trees in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim Antrim (ăn`trĭm), district (1991 pop. 48,000), 217 sq mi (562 sq km), NE Northern Ireland. The eastern and seaward area is a picturesque region of mountains and glens; to the west, where Antrim borders on Lough Neagh, lie the fertile valleys . Police believe he is armed with either an axe or a bow saw. In the latest attack in Elizabeth Avenue in the town several trees were chopped chop 1 v. chopped, chop·ping, chops v.tr. 1. a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood. b. down. Residents woke to find the trees, some thought to be more than 100 years old, destroyed. A police spokeswoman said: "There have been reports of a number of trees having been cut down in the Elizabeth Avenue area of the town. "Anyone with information should contact police in Carrickfergus." |
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