Vandals have used corrosive foam to graffiti a number of cars in Maryfield.
At least six cars parked on Ellengowan Drive were damaged in the attack, which is believed to have taken place on Friday evening or Saturday morning.
Adhesive foam could still be seen on the windscreens and doors of a number of the vehicles on Sunday, as well as on plants and the windows and walls of homes.
Despite attempts to remove the foam from some of the vehicles, it looked to have corroded the paintwork enough to leave defined marks. The foam appeared to have been sprayed in the symbol of a local gang.
One resident, who owns one of the vehicles targeted, expressed her outrage at the attack.
“I get really annoyed with stuff like this,” she said, pointing out the foam that was still stuck to her passenger windows.
“I came out to go to work at around 8.30am on Saturday and I saw the damage. I was shocked and there are quite a few more down the street that were sprayed as well.
“I just don’t know how I’m going to be able to get this stuff off.”
Liz Fordyce, a retired local councillor who lives on the street, agreed that the vandalism was inexplicable and unacceptable.
“It is just shocking that people feel the need to damage other people’s property,” she said.
“The foam was all over the hedge and wall near the entrance to my house. I’ve had to check my plants and thankfully they are not damaged.”
Another resident said he was grateful he parked his car in his garage on the night of the attack.
“If I hadn’t it probably would have been sprayed like the others,” he said.
“The foam they used must have been corrosive. Some of the cars that have managed to scrape it off have been left with marks on the paintwork.”
The police said they were contacted on Saturday at around 1pm with reports of the vandalism at Ellengowan Drive. They confirmed that a foam substance appeared to have been sprayed on a number of car windows, damaging them.
They said that further inquiries into the incident were being made.
Anyone who has information that could assist with the inquiries should call 101, or speak to any police officer.