Ryde residents have been left fearful following a spate of vehicle vandalism, with the latest incident involving a brick and Nazi graffiti now under police investigation.
The latest incident occurred on Quarry Road in Ryde over Friday night when a silver Volkswagen Golf was targeted by an unknown vandal who smashed its windscreen and scrawled offensive graffiti across the bonnet.
Taking to Facebook to appeal for information, the owner of the silver Volkswagen Golf, who found the front end of his car significantly damaged yesterday morning (Saturday) said “Whoever has vandalised my car, I just wanna know why?”.
The antisocial behaviour left the windscreen completely shattered, with images showing multiple sites of impact leaving shards of glass scattered across the dashboard and seats.
The brick believed to have been used in the attack was left behind, while a red pen, used to deface the bonnet, was discovered tucked beneath the vehicle.
The graffiti included a swastika, a symbol associated with Nazi Germany, alongside the disturbing words “suicide society on top”.
However, this is far from an isolated incident, with another resident coming forward to report similar acts of vandalism in the surrounding area over recent weeks.
One concerned Ryde resident contacted Island Echo following the latest attack, revealing that their own vehicle had been damaged just 2 weeks ago.
They also reported that a neighbour’s car had been targeted on Tuesday this week, while another nearby vehicle had suffered damage in a separate incident.
One of the incidents involved a silver Mercedes, which had its wing mirror ripped off and damage caused to the driver’s-side door panel.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that officers were called at around 04:30 this morning following reports that a vehicle parked on Quarry Road had been vandalised overnight.
A spokesperson confirmed that enquiries are ongoing and urged anyone with information to contact police on 101, quoting reference 44260557971.
Despite reports of several other incidents in the surrounding area, police have said that the latest attack has not been linked to any other reports of vandalism.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed today (Sunday) that no arrests have been made at this time.
