A 50-year-old man faces several charges over a 1 May crash, which sparked a security alert in east Belfast:
A 50-year-old man has appeared in court charged with a number of offences connected to a car crash outside a Belfast police station in May.Liam Smyth, of Madrid Street, Belfast, is accused of damaging a PSNI security barrier and possession of an offensive weapon in public - namely a hammer.
He is also charged with attempted criminal damage to a police vehicle and driving without due care and attention.He was arrested in the aftermath of the one-vehicle collision in the early hours of 1 May, but the case only came to court on Friday. The police and Army were deployed to the scene and a number of homes were evacuated which the crashed car was examined.Appearing before Belfast Magistrates' Court, Mr Smyth confirmed that he understood the allegations against him.
A detective told the judge she could connect the accused to the charges, but no further details about the incident were disclosed.Related Topics
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