Man arrested by police investigating damage to war memorial
A man has been arrested by police investigating reports of damage to a war memorial in Ballymena.
There have been reports of damage and items being stolen from the memorial on Queen Street in the Co Antrim town.
The 26-year-old was arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, and remained in custody on Tuesday afternoon.
A police spokesperson said: “I would like to thank all those who have assisted us with our enquiries so far but our investigation into these incidents is ongoing and I would continue to appeal to anyone who was in the Queen Street/Harryville areas early in the morning on Saturday 8th or Monday 10th August and who may have noticed any suspicious activity or captured dashcam footage which could assist with our enquiries to contact us,” they said.
“You can contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting 275 10/08/26, or call us on 101.”