Police received a report of a car on fire in the Hartford Mews area of Newtownards shortly before 1am today, Friday 12th June.

Officers attended alongside our colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, who extinguished the blaze.

Thankfully, no injuries were sustained, however two vehicles were damaged in the fire, which is being treated a racial hate-motivated arson.

Enquiries are ongoing, and police would encourage anyone who may have witnessed this, who may have any CCTV or doorbell footage which captured this to contact police on 101 quoting reference 45 12/06/2026.

Alternatively, you can submit a report online at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/