Police in the North are taking dissident republican threats on the families of officers seriously.
The statement, published in the Irish News, the so-called ‘Arm na Poblachta’ said relatives are now treated as ‘legitimate targets.’
The threat comes just weeks after the attempted murder of detective chief inspector John Caldwell in a shooting in Omagh, Co Tyrone.
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister sits on the policing board: