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20/10/2022
Appeal For Information After Graffiti Targets James Nesbitt
The PSNI in Coleraine have issued an appeal for information following reports of graffiti targeting actor James Nesbitt on a wall in the Bushmills Road area of Portrush.
According to reports, the graffiti referenced the NI actor next to a crosshair. It is believed that the graffiti is related to Mr Nesbitt's political views and comes a week after he addressed a forum in Dublin discussing a united Ireland.
The graffiti is believed to have been written on the wall sometime between 5pm on Tuesday and 7.30pm on Wednesday evening and is being treated as a hate crime.
Enquiries are ongoing and officers would ask anyone with any information to contact them in Coleraine on 101, quoting reference number 1677 19/10/22. You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/.
According to reports, the graffiti referenced the NI actor next to a crosshair. It is believed that the graffiti is related to Mr Nesbitt's political views and comes a week after he addressed a forum in Dublin discussing a united Ireland.
The graffiti is believed to have been written on the wall sometime between 5pm on Tuesday and 7.30pm on Wednesday evening and is being treated as a hate crime.
Enquiries are ongoing and officers would ask anyone with any information to contact them in Coleraine on 101, quoting reference number 1677 19/10/22. You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/.
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