Police treating Ballyclare incident as a ‘racially motivated hate crime’

Police are investigating a report of criminal damage caused to a business premises in The Square in Ballyclare at the weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Nov 2020, 12:15 BST
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It was reported, at around 8pm on Saturday (November 28), that three windows at the premises had been smashed.

Inspector Graham said: “Enquiries are continuing into this incident, which is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime at this time.

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“I am appealing to anyone who may have been in the area and saw any suspicious activity to call us on 101, and quote reference number 1700 of 28/11/20.

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“You can also submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/”

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