PSNI confirm second data breach involving theft of documents naming more than 200 officers and staff

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne (Liam McBurney/PA)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of documents, including a spreadsheet containing the names of more than 200 serving officers and staff.

The documents, along with a police issue laptop and radio, are believed to have been stolen from a private vehicle in Newtownabbey, north of Belfast, on July 6.