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26/08/2021
Breeze Block Dropped On Police Car From Block Of Flats
Police have issued an appeal for information after a breeze block was thrown from a high-rise flat on to the roof of a patrol car.
The "deliberate and reckless attack" occurred at Churchill House in the New Lodge shortly before 9pm on Tuesday 24 August.
It is understood that this is the second attack on a police patrol in north Belfast in the last three days.
PSNI Ch Insp Darren Fox is reported as stating that it was "extremely fortunate that none of the officers inside the vehicle were injured".
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact police.
The "deliberate and reckless attack" occurred at Churchill House in the New Lodge shortly before 9pm on Tuesday 24 August.
It is understood that this is the second attack on a police patrol in north Belfast in the last three days.
PSNI Ch Insp Darren Fox is reported as stating that it was "extremely fortunate that none of the officers inside the vehicle were injured".
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact police.
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