South Antrim Vox

02/07/2025

Be aware if you are parking......

Police are warning drivers to be cautious when paying for parking via QR codes, following a rise in scam incidents targeting car park users across Northern Ireland. Scammers are placing fake QR code stickers over legitimate ones on parking meters and signage, and these fraudulent codes direct use

26/06/2025

Detectives are investigating a report of the theft of an ATM from retail premises in the Upper Road area of Greenisland. It happened at around 1.30am on Thursday (June 26). Enquiries are ongoing and anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything, or who may have dash cam, CCTV or other

22/06/2025

Learning Disability Pride 2025 returned to Carrickfergus this weekend in a powerful celebration of community, visibility and colour. Thousands turned out to mark the day, which celebrates people with learning disabilities and challenges the barriers they face in everyday life, calling for further a

16/06/2025

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Five more arrests have been made, including a man in his 20s detained in connection with arson at Larne Leisure Centre. The Police Service of Northern Ireland supported by its Public Order Enquiry Team is continuing to make daily arrests relating to recent disorder Larne Leisure Centre was set a

15/06/2025

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A van was hijacked at gunpoint in Newtownabbey on Saturday night (June 14). Detectives are appealing for information following the incident. Shortly after 10pm, it was reported that two men left business premises on the O’Neill Road and saw two men looking inside the van they had been travelli

15/06/2025

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Detectives investigating online posts relating to recent public disorder have arrested a 32-year-old man in the Larne area. He has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging or assisting offences and possession of a class B controlled drug. He is currently in police custody. Officers seized a n

13/06/2025

A house fire in the Mount Street area of Coleraine is being treated as deliberate and a racially-motivated hate crime. A family with three young children were evacuated from this property. Picture: Kevin McAuley/McAuley Multimedia.

12/06/2025

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Three people have been charged to court following disorder in Ballymena on Tuesday, 10 June. One man, aged 18, and two teenage boys, aged 15 and 17, have been charged with riot. The 15-year-old has also been charged with criminal damage. They are expected to appear before Ballymena Magistrates

11/06/2025

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Windows have been smashed at Larne Leisure Centre and fires started amid ongoing disturbances in Northern Ireland. Footage on social media shows a significant blaze at the venue after it was reportedly opened to house families displaced by the Ballymena disorder.

11/06/2025

Motorists are advised to avoid the Doagh Road / O’Neil Road & Station Road at Cloughfern Corner. Diversions are in place.

11/06/2025

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Another 17 officers were injured with some requiring hospital treatment after a second night of rioting which involved petrol bombs and masonry being thrown in Ballymena. The Police Service of Northern Ireland has condemned the disgraceful scenes of violence which occurred on Tuesday (10 June).