Damage to Ballymena War Memorial Investigated as Hate Crime

Man arrested by police investigating damage to war memorial

A man has been arrested by police investigating reports of damage to a war memorial in Ballymena.

Damage to Ballymena war memorial investigated as hate crime

Police are treating reports of stolen flags and damage to a war memorial in Ballymena as a sectarian-motivated hate crime.

Man arrested on suspicion of offences relating to theft and damage at war memorial in Ballymena

A man has been arrested on suspicion of offences relating to recent damage and theft at a war memorial in Ballymena.

War memorial damage being treated as sectarian hate crime

War memorial damage being treated as sectarian hate crime Polly Jones 11 Aug 2026 War memorial damage being treated as sectarian hate crime 11 Aug 2026 Criminal damage and theft at a war memorial in Ballymena, Northern Ireland are being treated as sectarian-motivated hate crimes.Police are appealing for witnesses after flags were reported stolen and flag poles damaged at a war memorial in the Queen Street area in the early hours of Monday mor…

Ballymena Somme memorial vandalised for second time in three nights

The scene of the vandalism, which police are treating as a hate crime, at a community memorial in the Harryville area of Ballymena A Ballymena memorial to local men who died at the Battle of the Somme has been vandalised for the second time in three nights — just hours after its flags were replaced following the first attack. Independent Ballymena Councillor Rodney Quigley confirmed on Monday morning, 10 August, that the Queen Street memorial in…