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23/07/2024
Charity Building Set Alight In West Belfast
A major investigation has launched after a vehicle was rammed into the building of charitable organisation in West Belfast and set alight.
Shortly after midnight today, Tuesday 23 July, a suspected stolen Volkswagen Golf was reversed into the shutters of the building in the Townsend Street area before being set alight.
NI Fire and Rescue Service attended to extinguish the fire which has caused significant damage to the inside and outside of this section of the building.
An investigation is underway and officers have appealed to anyone with any information to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 19 23/07/24. Officers are also keen to hear from anyone who would have any dash-cam or CCTV footage of the Townsend Road or wider area around this time to get in contact.
A report can also be submitted 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/.
Shortly after midnight today, Tuesday 23 July, a suspected stolen Volkswagen Golf was reversed into the shutters of the building in the Townsend Street area before being set alight.
NI Fire and Rescue Service attended to extinguish the fire which has caused significant damage to the inside and outside of this section of the building.
An investigation is underway and officers have appealed to anyone with any information to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 19 23/07/24. Officers are also keen to hear from anyone who would have any dash-cam or CCTV footage of the Townsend Road or wider area around this time to get in contact.
A report can also be submitted 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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