{"id":52742,"date":"2025-04-26T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/52742\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:15:17","slug":"rathmore-drive-newtownabbey-police-respond-to-security-alert-in-ni-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/52742\/","title":{"rendered":"Rathmore Drive, Newtownabbey: Police respond to security alert in NI town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police are at the scene. Stock photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bt_kscott_27964.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police are at the scene. Stock photo<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The PSNI discovered a viable device during a security alert in Newtownabbey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The policing operation has now ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Shortly after 12:30pm on Saturday 26 April police received a report of a suspicious object located at the Rathmore Drive area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Officers attended and the object, which has been declared as a viable device, has been taken away for further forensic examination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Chief Inspector Tate said: \u201cThe Rathmore Drive, which was closed during the public safety operation in the area, has re-opened. Police would like to thank the local community for their patience and understanding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cEnquiries are continuing and police would appeal to anyone with any information that might be able to assist with their enquiries, to contact them on 101 quoting reference number 606 26\/04\/25. Alternatively, information can be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police are at the scene. 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