Detectives are investigating a report of a vehicle hijacking near Belfast city centre.
Police received a report of the incident just before 21:10 BST on Friday.
A man was allegedly pulled from his white Renault Trafic van by another man after he stopped in the Maryville Street area.
The suspect then drove off in the van, hitting a parked car and wall along the way, police said.
The van was found abandoned a short time later, at about 21:45, on Carlow Street in north Belfast.
Det Sgt Duffield appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
“The victim, while not physically injured, has been left badly shaken,” he said.