Police officer arrested at Co Antrim hotel

It came as the PSNI responded to a report of an incident at the hotel in Ballymena on Thursday

A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) patrol car equipped with automatic number plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras in Belfast (Niall Carson/PA)

A police officer has been arrested at a hotel in Co Antrim.

It came as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) responded to a report of an incident at the hotel in Ballymena on Thursday.

Off-duty police officers had been in attendance at the event.

A criminal investigation has been launched, as well as a professional standards department misconduct probe.

In a statement Superintendent Claire McGuigan said: “Police responded to a reported incident at an event in a hotel in Ballymena on September 21 which off-duty police officers were attending.

“One serving police officer was arrested in connection with the incident and he is currently in custody.

“A criminal investigation has commenced and a professional standards department misconduct investigation is now running in parallel.”

She added: “The Police Service expects its officers and staff to behave professionally, ethically and with the utmost integrity at all times.”