A STRING of criminal damage incidents which caused around £30,000 worth of damage are being investigated by police.

On Sunday last week between 3am and 4am the police received seven reports of criminal damage in Wildhern.

Damage was caused to property and to vehicles, with windows smashed on three cars, a control panel to electric gates damaged and windows to a property broken.

On the same night, police had a report of criminal damage to a farm house in Vernham Dean where windows had been smashed to be able to get inside.

The damage caused is believed to be in the region of £30,000.

Police say all these incidents may be related and that a group of youths were seen in the area around these times.

Anyone with any information is urged to call 101 quoting the crime reference 44180215850.