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03/07/2023
Appeal For Information After Hoax Devices Found In Portrush
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information after two hoax devices were left outside homes in Portrush.
The objects, which were wrapped in Pride flags, were discovered outside homes in the Hopefield Avenue area following a call to police on Thursday, 29 June.
A full public safety operation was implemented and a number of controlled explosions were carried out by ATO. The alerts ended at approximately 4.30pm on Friday, 30 June.
Detective Chief Inspector Hamilton said: "The hoax devices have now been recovered and will be forensically examined. The placement of these devices has caused untold disruption to the lives of local people, many of whom have had to leave their homes while we made sure the area was safe for them.
"Those responsible care nothing for the impact they have on communities nor do they care about the fear and uncertainty their actions cause.
"Such attempts to intimidate and threaten are completely unacceptable. Detectives are now robustly investigating and would ask anyone with information, or anyone who may have captured footage in the area of Hopefield Avenue, to please get in touch by calling 101 and quoting incident number 1829 of 29/06/23."
You can also submit information and/or upload videos, images and dash cam footage onto the Major Incident Public Portalat mipp.police.uk/operation/PSNI23B03-PO1
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
The objects, which were wrapped in Pride flags, were discovered outside homes in the Hopefield Avenue area following a call to police on Thursday, 29 June.
A full public safety operation was implemented and a number of controlled explosions were carried out by ATO. The alerts ended at approximately 4.30pm on Friday, 30 June.
Detective Chief Inspector Hamilton said: "The hoax devices have now been recovered and will be forensically examined. The placement of these devices has caused untold disruption to the lives of local people, many of whom have had to leave their homes while we made sure the area was safe for them.
"Those responsible care nothing for the impact they have on communities nor do they care about the fear and uncertainty their actions cause.
"Such attempts to intimidate and threaten are completely unacceptable. Detectives are now robustly investigating and would ask anyone with information, or anyone who may have captured footage in the area of Hopefield Avenue, to please get in touch by calling 101 and quoting incident number 1829 of 29/06/23."
You can also submit information and/or upload videos, images and dash cam footage onto the Major Incident Public Portalat mipp.police.uk/operation/PSNI23B03-PO1
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
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