Police treat criminal damage in Cookstown as racially motivated hate crime
Officers are appealing for information.
Police are appealing for information following criminal damage which police are describing as a racially motivated hate crime.
The criminal damage is on a number of buildings in the Cookstown area.
These include graffiti on James Street, Burn Road and Loy Street.
A police spokesperson said: "I want to assure the public that we take all reports of hate crime extremely seriously. There is no place in our society for such behaviour.
“Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to call 101, quoting reference number 1255 of 27/05/24.”
A report can also be made online via the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.