A vandal who caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars needs to “get a grip”, according to a councillor.
Around 30 parked cars were scratched by a teenager in several streets in the Law area and police are now also hunting the person responsible in connection with a similar attack in Gardner Street.
The “horrible” vandalism is expected to cost residents of Inverary Terrace, Albany Terrace and Rankine Street thousands of pounds in damages and Coldside councillor Jimmy Black has said that the man responsible should be ashamed of himself.
The SNP member told The Courier: “Many of the people living in the areas affected by this most recent vandalism do not have a lot of money and can’t afford to pay to repair their cars and claiming on your insurance raises other issues obviously.
“People that do this just have to get a grip. It might seem like fun at the time but it is a really horrible thing to do to people.”
Police are now hunting the culprit and Mr Black believes there is a good chance he’ll be caught.
“This is something that happens throughout the generations,” he said. “I don’t know whether it is resentment at people who can own cars or just mindless vandalism but it is really expensive and costly for the victims.
“There is a lot of CCTV around Dundee and it is quite possible that the culprit has been picked up.
“This is exactly the sort of thing that someone might think they were doing unobserved but will actually have been identified.”
A police spokesman said the vandal seen in Inverary Terrace was a male in his late teens, slim, 5ft 6in, and wearing a bright blue hooded top and grey bottoms.
Police attended at around 9.30pm on Friday but the teenager was not traced.
The spokesman added: “Officers want to trace this person. The damage indicates that something sharp was used to scrape the side of the vehicle.
“It is evident that numerous parked vehicles in the Inverary Terrace, Albany Terrace and Rankine Street areas of the city have had their paintwork damaged in a similar manner and officers seek assistance from anyone who might identify the person responsible.”
Anyone with information is asked to phone 101 or speak to any officer.