Police have arrested two men following a vehicle pursuit on Wednesday evening in west Belfast.
Police say there was an attempted theft of a vehicle and items from cars at business premises on the Blackwater Road in Mallusk in Newtownabbey.
It happened shortly before 7.25pm.
Inspector David McBride said officers attempted to stop a white transit van. He said the occupants had been seen acting suspiciously in the area. However. the driver escaped.
“Following a pursuit and in order to protect members of the public, trained officers made contact with the van, bringing it to a stop on the Stewartstown Road,” he said.
Two men, aged 30 and 36, were arrested on suspicion of a number of related offences, including theft, dangerous driving, using a motor vehicle without insurance, driving while disqualified and aggravated vehicle taking in which a vehicle is driven dangerously.
“Our investigation is underway and I would appeal to anyone who was on the Stewartstown Road during this time, and who witnessed anything or has dash-cam footage of this incident, to contact police on 101 quoting reference 1660 of 10/08/22,” said the Inspector.
You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
A report can also be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.