A police vehicle, along with a separate vehicle owned by a member of the public, were struck by block of wood during a 'reckless' incident in Newtownabbey.

Police are appealing for information about the incident, which occurred at approximately 7:30pm on Tuesday, June 23 within the vicinity of O'Neill Road and Doonbeg Drive.

"Officers were driving along O'Neill Road when the windscreen of their vehicle was struck by a block of wood,” a police spokesperson said.

"The block of wood subsequently hit a member of the public’s vehicle causing damage.

A police vehicle, along with a separate vehicle owned by a member of the public, were struck by block of wood during a 'reckless' incident in Newtownabbey. Photo: NI World

placeholder image — A police vehicle, along with a separate vehicle owned by a member of the public, were struck by block of wood during a 'reckless' incident in Newtownabbey. Photo: NI World

"The dangerousness of this reckless act cannot be understated. If you have any information that could assist us with our enquiries into this incident please contact us on 101, quoting Police reference number 1723 of 23rd June 2026.”

Anyone with information can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously via telephone on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/, quoting the reference number above.