A SPATE of criminal damage is thought by police to have been committed by the same teenager.
Hampshire Police is investigating four reports of windows being smashed in Ringwood from Saturday, February 3, into Sunday, February 4.
Between 10pm on Saturday and 5am on Sunday, it’s reported that two doors and two large windows were smashed at Morrisons Daily, Hightown Road.
At approximately 12.40am on Sunday, it’s reported that two cars had their windows smashed on Whitehart Fields.
Then, between 11pm on Saturday and 9am on Sunday, a report stated that a windscreen had been smashed on another vehicle in Parsonage Barn Lane.
In the same road, it’s reported that a convex safety mirror was smashed between midnight and 1am on Sunday.
The police would like to speak to a white person of slim build, aged approximately 17 years and 5ft 11ins to 6ft tall. The individual was wearing a jacket with high-visibility horizontal line across the chest, and a hooded top with a white stripe.
Officers continue to investigate these incidents and patrols of the area will be ongoing.
New Forest Inspector Darren Ord said: “We believe these incidents to be linked and are doing everything we can to find those responsible.
“Officers will continue to provide high-visibility patrols in the area, so please speak with them if you have anything you want to discuss, or any concerns or issues you wish to raise.
“Additionally, if you also experienced any damage to your property last weekend, and haven’t yet reported this to us, please do so at the earliest opportunity.
“If you witnessed any of the incidents, or have any footage which may assist us in our investigation, please call 101 and quote incident number 44240050823.”
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