POLICE are investigating two separate incidents of criminal damage at a solicitor's offices.
Smith and Graham Solicitors, in Church Square, Hartlepool has been targeted on two occasions.
The first incident took place on Saturday, September 18 when a side window to the premises was smashed and the culprits poured creosote through the window. The creosote caused £2,000 worth of damage.
Then, overnight between 7pm on Wednesday, October 6 and 7am on Thursday, October 7 creosote was again poured through the letterbox of the main doors, which ran down the front door and the concrete steps causing damage.
Anyone with information can contact PC Kathryn Dunn of Hartlepool Police on 01642-302178 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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