Two boys as young as seven have caused £10,000-worth of damage to vehicles in Arbroath.
At least eight cars were severely damaged on Saturday afternoon by the young thugs in Townhead Road and St Thomas Crescent.
Police Scotland said the boys scratched the nearside and offside of the vehicles “using some kind of sharp implement”.
The first suspect is aged 7-8 years, with short and dirty fair hair, who was wearing a grey t-shirt and red shorts.
The second boy was aged 7-8 years, wearing a black baseball cap, dark blue t-shirt with a triangle pattern on the front and shorts.
North East Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone said: “I utterly condemn this mindless vandalism, which comes so soon after the incidents across Angus last week.
“£10,000 is a shocking amount of damage to inflict, and the victims will quite rightly be outraged that their property has so deliberately been defaced in this way.
“It is astonishing that this has happened so soon after police publicly reminded parents to be aware of what their children were doing and who they were with.
“I would urge anyone with any information about who is responsible for this, to do the right thing and report it to the police.
“We simply cannot tolerate wanton vandalism and destruction.
“There’s no excuse for it, and people just trying to get on with their day to day business shouldn’t have to suffer the consequences of it.”
One angry car owner said: “It’s mindless vandalism – what do they get out of it?
“Someone must know whose kids they are.”
The incident happened just hours after police reminded parents of their “responsibilities” after a night of anti-social shame in Angus.
Police were flooded with calls on Thursday night after reports of incidents in Forfar, Kirriemuir, Brechin, Montrose and Arbroath.
Gravestones were also knocked over in the village of St Vigeans in Arbroath which was described as “symptomatic of a spate of vandalism that’s occurring around the town at this time of year”.
Other vandalism in the village included the removal of a college sign, a large rock being left in the middle of a road and contents of a grit bin emptied on to the road.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “The cost of damage could reach £10,000 or more.
“Witnesses should contact 101.”
