Residents "furious" as vandals spray paint cars on graffiti spree

Vandals spray-painted red paint on vehicles, walls, the pavement, the bus stop, lampposts, and benches in Redhill Drive, Bournemouth.

When Lucy, a resident, left for work on Friday morning, she found that her vehicle had been vandalised along with a number of her neighbours' cars.

Lucy said: "I went out to the car at 7:30am and found my car with a big red stripe down the side.

"They had also spray painted so much down the road, the bus stop, the wall outside the flats, other people’s cars, the pavement and a no entry sign.

"I was furious when I saw it, I can’t believe someone would do that to hard-working people’s stuff.

"The things they have spray painted appear to be completely random, it was definitely just a mindless act of vandalism. 

"My insurance will cover the damage but I’ve got to pay an excess of £300."

Another resident who had his car vandalised mentioned that he now worries about living in the "unsafe" area after this incident. 

Gabi said: "I feel sad this has happened and I also now fear about what can happen tomorrow, our cars burnt, our kids beaten, our neighbourhood unsafe."

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A spokesperson from Dorset Police said: "We received a report of criminal damage to a vehicle in Redhill Drive in Bournemouth that occurred between 7pm on Thursday 29 September and 7am on Friday 30 September 2022.

"It was reported that the car had been sprayed with paint and that paint had also been sprayed on the pavement and a wall. It was further reported that another car was believed to have been damaged.

"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing. No arrests have been made."