Second man arrested over missing Chloe police probe
POLICE investigating the disappearance of 21-yearold woman Chloe Mitchell have arrested a second man.
The man, 34, was detained in the Ballymena area of Co Antrim yesterday.
Ms Mitchell was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of June 3 in Ballymena town centre.
A major search operation continued in the town yesterday, a week on from her disappearance.
A flat in the James Street area of Ballymena examined by officers remained cordoned off.
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A 26-year-old man was arrested in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on Thursday in connection with the police investigation.
Yesterday, officers were granted a 36-hour extension to his detention period.
Several of the searches have focused on the area around the Braid River in Ballymena.
The volunteer-based Community Rescue Service organisation has been helping police.
Officers made a renewed appeal for information about Ms Mitchell’s disappearance yesterday.
PSNI Supt Gillian Kearney, said: “Police are becoming increasingly concerned about Chloe’s safety and we have launched a criminal investigation into her disappearance.
“It is completely out of character for her to not be in contact with her family, who are being supported by specialist officers during this worrying time.
“I am appealing to anyone who was travelling through the James Street area in Ballymena from 10pm on Friday, June 2 and 5.40pm on Thursday, June 8, to think if they saw Chloe or anything unusual.”
Darren Harper, a district commander with the Community Rescue Service, added: “We have a substantial amount of volunteers on the ground at the minute.”