Tyres were slashed and windows smashed on 25 vehicles in a second wave of car vandalism in Brighton.

Earlier this month, vandals caused £50,000 worth of damage to 60 cars in a 48-hour spree.

Thirty-two vehicles had windows smashed in Ditchling Rise alone and last night another seven vehicles were damaged in the same street.

Twelve were hit in Compton Avenue and a further six in Hillside Way.

In the first wave, seven cars were torched, two were abandoned in a flooded underpass in Lewes Road and a third was pushed down a hill at Ditchling Beacon.

Sussex Police at the time pledged to step up patrols. Today, they appealed for witnesses and anyone with information to contact the crime management centre on 0845 6070999.

*Vandals also attacked three commercial buildings in The Lanes, Brighton, overnight, causing £20,000 damage.

They etched graffiti tags on the windows of two jewellery shops in Meeting House Lane and Donatello Italian restaurant in Brighton Place.

Security guards at Hanningtons helped police arrest a suspect.