POLICE IN ANTRIM are appealing for witnesses after masked men smashed windows of houses with hatchets.
The incidents of criminal damage were caused to two houses in Larne during the early hours of this morning.
At around 1.20am it was reported that a number of masked men, armed with what were believed to be hatchets, smashed a number of windows and damaged the door of a house on Seahill Road. A couple aged in their 20s and their young son who were in the house at the time were not injured.
At around the same time it was reported that a number of masked men, armed with what were believed to be hatchets, smashed a number of windows and damaged the doors of a house on Fleet Street. Damage was also caused to the inside of the property. A couple, aged in their 20s, who were in the house at the time were not injured.
Shortly after 1.30am it was reported that a car had been abandoned in a field at Walnut Avenue and set on fire. The car was completely destroyed as a result of the incident.
Detectives are working to establish a motive for the incidents and establish if they are linked.
Detective Sergeant Crothers is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone who has any information that can assist with the investigation to contact detectives in Larne on 101 quoting reference numbers 52 or 53 of 21/09/16.
Information can also be passed anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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