A vandal has been captured on Neighbourhood Watch CCTV as he staggers down a main street before he picks up a large rock and smashes a car windscreen.

The random act of violence happened in Upton Hill, Torquay, on Boxing Day but strangely the owner of the vehicle has still not come forward to make a complaint. At the time police were called to reports of two people running in Upton Hill. Nobody was located.

The video footage was captured by an automatic CCTV camera which tracked the movements of the vandal who waited several minutes until the road was clear before throwing the large rock, which he had removed from a garden wall.

One of the neighbours, who did not want to be identified said: "We have a really good Neighbourhood Watch in the area. There is a close network of neighbours who have CCTV, covering the area who work together to make sure everyone is safe.

"It's a really good community where everyone looks out for each other and we always help each other in times of need. It's not a bad area, in fact it's full of lovely people around here."

Another neighbour who posted pictures said: "The person who did this is on CCTV, the owner of the car is still not aware. Makes me so angry when people vandalise other peoples' property."

Rock through car window on Upton Hill, Torquay
Rock through car window on Upton Hill, Torquay

A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Police were called at 9am on Wednesday December 26 following reports of people running in the road on Upton Hill.

"Officers searched the area but did not locate the two people.

"During their searches a vehicle with a rock through the windscreen was located.

"Enquiries were carried out but the owner of the vehicle was not located."


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