Police have been conducting door to door inquiries in Castletown after 35 vehicles across the town were damaged over the weekend.

The cost runs into tens of thousands of pound in total, from broken wing mirrors, torn off wiper blades and punctured tyres.

A police spokesman said: 'Witnesses have reported seeing three males in their teens or early twenties causing damage to one vehicle in The Crofts. The males have been described as being slim or athletic in build and wearing dark clothing with hoods over their heads. These males have been seen at around 3am, although the extent of the damage over a large area indicates that this would have taken a considerable amount of time to carry out.'

Police are appealing for witnesses. The trail of damage is from the Janets Corner area down Bowling Green Road, via Pickard Close, Smetana Close towards Athol Terrace across the pedestrian bridge over the Silverburn River, and vehicles parked in Northcroft Apartments, Malew Street and The Crofts.

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