Yobs hurl concrete bird baths at cars in Bexhill (From The Argus)

Yobs hurl concrete bird baths at cars in Bexhill

7:42am Friday 1st March 2013 in News By Kimberly Middleton, Acting chief reporter

Yobs hurled chunks of concrete from a footbridge onto vehicles in the middle of the night.

Two cars were damaged as they passed under the footbridge over King Offa Way in Bexhill at about 12.30am on Wednesday.

No one was injured but a Renault Megane driven by a 27-year-old local woman was damaged on its bonnet, windscreen and front bumper.

In the second incident, a Fiat Punto with a 48-year-old man behind the wheel and three passengers received damage to its windscreen and roof.

Sussex Police officers suspect the concrete came from a wrecked bird bath and have appealed to anyone who may have had one stolen recently to come forward.

A police spokesman said: “Thankfully no one was injured but we have seen from similar cases elsewhere in the country the serious consequences which can occur as a result of incidents of this nature.

“We are appealing for anyone who saw any suspicious activity around the area of the bridge when this incident took place to contact Sussex Police.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Sussex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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