The silver Mitsubishi Shogun Jeep, registration 05-DL-8192, was seen in the grass area behind Knockella and Ederowen Park and in the Glendale/Ferndale area at approximately 9.30am and again at 2pm.
Said a PSNI spokesman: “It was then involved in a collision with a parked van at Glendale Road and abandoned a short distance away.
“A number of male youths were seen making off from the jeep towards Galliagh Park.”