Police have made three arrests following the report of a car being stolen in west Belfast.

Sergeant Quinn from Woodbourne's Local Policing Team said: "It was reported shortly after 9:00am this morning, Wednesday, 17th December, that a vehicle had been stolen from a property in the Whitecliff Crescent area of the city.

"A further report came in around 12:00pm of a suspicious vehicle in the Falls Road area, on police attendance it was noted to be the stolen vehicle. In an attempt to stop it, two police vehicles and a car belonging to a member of the public have been damaged.

"A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and a number of driving related offences. A 35-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods. They all remain in custody at this time."