POLICE are investigating after an overnight attack in which five cars had their tyres slashed.
All four tyres were slashed on the vehicles parked in the Wynyard area of Chester-le-Street, including a silver Honda Jazz, a green Rover Cabriolet, a white Citroen van, a red Ford Fiesta Zetec TDCi and a blue Audi A2.
The incident happened at some point between 10pm on Friday and 7.30am the following day and police say more than £1,300 worth of damage was caused.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Chester-le-Street on 0345 6060 365 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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