Three teenagers have been arrested after a car was “driven dangerously” before being set on fire.
The incident happened in the Stewartstown Road area of West Belfast on Wednesday night. The car was set on fire behind a pub on the road.
A police spokesman confirmed that officers in West Belfast had “made three arrests following a report of car being driven dangerously and then set on fire”.
Chief Inspector Gary Reid said, “Following a report from a member of the public about a car being driven dangerously on the Stewartstown Road and subsequently abandoned and set on fire just after 11.30pm last night, local officers have arrested three males aged 15, 16 and 17 years of age on suspicion of a number of offences.
“I am appealing for anyone who saw the car, a dark coloured Renault Clio being driven dangerously yesterday evening, have any dashcam footage, or saw anyone getting out of the car when it was abandoned in the car park of premises on the Stewartstown Road yesterday evening, to please call us on 101 quoting reference number 2163 of 22 April.
“Also, I would encourage all drivers to help us prevent this type of incident by always locking your vehicle when unattended and removing anything of value from being on display - opportunistic criminals will try door handles and steal anything of value.”
