Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
‘Mindless vandalism’
Anger at spate of thefts and damage
BUSINESS ow ners have h it out at “m i nd less vandalism” after vehicles p a r k e d at D u n d e e ’s Tec h nolog y Pa rk we re targeted.
Police are investigating after a black Hyundai i20 was broken into on Greystane Terrace, Invergowrie, although nothing was taken.
Three males in their late teens were seen running off towards Dundee and the Technology Park shortly after.
Vandalism was then carried out on four cars parked on Luna Place, four parked on Gemini Crescent, and a further six on Wurzburg Place.
A black Peugeot 2008 parked on Mariner Drive was also broken into and property was stolen.
The police are linking all the incidents and believe other cars may also have been targeted.
Richard Hanlon, owner of Mortgage Planners, said: “I saw a white car with a broken window yesterday morning.
“At first I thought the window had been rolled down but then as I came closer I saw the broken glass.
“It’s a bit of a shock to see this, but it has been happening for more than a week now.”
Margaret Dye, manager of mortgage firm Clark Thompson, said: “It used to be a nice place but now we have had all this and there have been two or three cars hit since last Friday.
“We heard that 12 cars have had windows smashed in Technology Park in the last couple of weeks. It’s awful.”
Two workers from another firm declined to be named, but one man said: “Our company car was hit on Thursday morning. We heard a nursing agency had cars smashed and an office window was broken. I don’t think anything was taken.”
His colleague added: “It is mindless vandalism and absolute nonsense. It impacts on the whole area.”
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “We are appealing for information about an extensive series of vandalisms and car break-ins in Invergowrie and the Dundee Technology Park which happened between 10pm-midnight on Wednesday.
“If you have any information that could assist our investigation, particularly if you saw this group of three young men in the area, please call 101 or speak to any police officer. Our reference is incident 3934 of January 22.”