26/07/2024

Petrol Bomb Thrown At Van In Larne Causes Severe Property Damage

Police have launched an investigation after a petrol bomb was thrown at a van in Larne which caused "severe damage" to the vehicle and two properties it was parked outside.

The PSNI said after 4.30am on 25 July a petrol bomb was thrown at a vehicle in the Churchill Road area of the town. The incident is being treated as "arson with intent to endanger life".

Detective Inspector Crothers said: "Shortly after 4.30am, it was reported that a petrol bomb had been thrown at a car in the Churchill Road area causing severe damage to the vehicle along with two properties it was parked outside. Officers along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended and the fire was extinguished.

"We are treating this as arson with intent to endanger life and I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anyone suspicious in the area or to anyone with any CCTV or other footage that could assist with enquiries, to contact detectives on 101 quoting reference 154 of 25/07/24."

A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/






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