Three arrests and officer injured in ‘disgraceful scenes’ in west Belfast
Three men have been arrested after “disgraceful scenes” in west Belfast, with police committing to tracking down further individuals involved.
Incidents of disorder and reckless riding of scrambler bikes in the wider Stewartstown Road and Falls Road area have been condemned by the PSNI and politicians.
A police officer was injured, and several PSNI vehicles were damaged in the incidents.
These were disgraceful scenes and we are doing all we can to keep the Colin community safe
The PSNI said it had launched an operation relating to dangerous driving from Saturday morning with a “large number of young people seen travelling at speed and dangerously on scrambler-type bikes and e-bikes”.
It said riders had their faces partially covered, were not wearing helmets and driving “without care for their safety or those around them”.
It said evidence gathering is taking place to identify those responsible.
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