Three men have been arrested following reports of trains being spray painted in South Belfast.
Police received reports on Sunday, April 23, at 4.30am that a number of men were spray painting trains at a depot in the Apollo Road area.
When officers arrived at the incident, three men were located before they fled the scene.
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The three men were then stopped by police a short time later and arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
They have since been released on bail pending further investigations.
Inspector Lowry said: “Police received a report at approximately 4.30am on Sunday, 23rd April that a number of men were spray painting trains at a depot in the Apollo Road area of south Belfast.
“On officers arrival three men were located and made off from the scene.
“Police stopped the three men a short time later and they were subsequently arrested.
“The three men were later released on bail to allow for further enquiries to take place into the investigation.
“We would ask anyone with information that could help to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 370 of 23/04/23.”
A Translink spokesperson said: “Vandalism and anti-social behaviour are completely unacceptable and we strongly condemn this type of damage to our property.
“Acts of vandalism like this are extremely reckless and dangerous as well as being a criminal offence.
“We take incidents like this really seriously and work closely with the PSNI, including the PSNI Safe Transport Team, to reduce and prevent anti-social behaviour.
“We also operate a reward scheme, which offers up to £1,000 to anyone who gives evidence leading to a successful prosecution.”
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