Police in Derry/Londonderry received reports of masked youths throwing stones at passing vehicles and blocking Glengalliagh Road with burning pallets at around 6pm on Sunday 24th May. It is also believed that petrol bombs were thrown causing damage to a bus stop in the area.

Officers attended and dispersed the crowd, remaining in the area to monitor the situation, which was described as calm shortly after 7pm. Three boys aged 9, 12 and 13 were detained, cautioned and subsequently taken home to their parents and will be referred to the Youth Diversion Officer in due course.

Chief Inspector Cherith Craig  said: "It is really disappointing to see young people involved in this type of behaviour. We know it is not reflective of the community of Galliagh, and that this type of reckless activity is not supported by the community. 

“We will now review footage that was gathered from the scene and conduct follow up enquiries.

"Our Neighbourhood officers work closely with partners and groups in the community, and will continue with this work to resolve any issues and maintain a visible presence in the area.

“We welcome support from community leaders and parents and guardians to do all they can to keep the area free from such senseless activity and I would ask anyone with information, or who may have captured dash-cam or CCTV footage from the area which could help with our enquiries, to call us on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1341 24/05/26.

"A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."