Police investigate after Ballycastle war memorial is damaged
Police are investigating after damage was caused to a war memorial on Quay Road in Ballycastle.
Planters were emptied, a rail broken and a wreath removed from the memorial early on the morning of Sunday, August 4.
The PSNI said in a statement: “Anyone with information regarding this crime can contact police on 101, quoting reference 660 04/08/24. Information can also be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/”
TUV North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston said he was “appalled” by the incident which “not only shows disrespect to the war dead but will raise community tensions at a volatile time.
“Over the past month I’ve been in Ballycastle assisting a number of constituents from across the divide and I want to stress that this behaviour certainly isn’t reflective of the beautiful town or its people.”