{"id":401287,"date":"2025-09-06T00:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/401287\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T00:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:18:18","slug":"hooded-man-smashes-a-dozen-car-windscreens-in-random-act-of-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/401287\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooded man smashes a dozen car windscreens in random act of violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple makes of car were targeted<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_car-windows-smashed.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The windows of at least 12 cars were smashed(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The windscreens of a dozen cars in Easton were smashed in by a hooded man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police officers were called to the area at around 10.10pm on Thursday, September 4 to reports of a man walking down the road damaging a slew of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Though officers searched the area, they were unable to find the perpetrator, who was described as wearing a dark coloured jacket with the hood up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At least 12 vehicles were damaged and the targeting appears to be random, Avon and Somerset Police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Those hit includes Audi, BMW, Citroen, Ford, Hyundai, Land Rover, Nissan, Peugeot, Toyota and Volkswagen cars and vans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The neighbourhood policing team have carried out extra patrols in the area today (Friday, September 5).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_easton-car-damage.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Many different makes of car were hit(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The force are now appealing for information from anyone who saw what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers are keen to hear from anyone with relevant dashcam or CCTV footage of the Belle Vue Road area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you can help, please call 101 and give the reference 5225250318.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple makes of car were targetedThe windows of at least 12 cars were smashed(Image: Avon and Somerset 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