A Cornwall estate agency branch manager has told of his frustration after his shop windows were smashed in a random act of violence leaving hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

At 12:54am on Monday a man in a trench coat and baseball cap was seen on CCTV walking up Menage Street in Helston and randomly smashing shop fronts.

Bradleys Estate Agents at the bottom of Meneage Street had its windows smashed at around 4am on Monday, September 12.

A spokesperson from Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police are investigating after criminal damage was caused to two premises in Helston.

“The front door window was smashed at Bradleys Estate Agents in Meneage Street around 4am on Monday, September 12.”

Bradleys Estate Agents has taken to its social media pages thanking other local businesses and shops for information regarding the incident.

It has also posted photographs of the damage (main picture) in the hope someone will have seen what happened.

Branch manager Martin Clements (pictured) told The Neg: “It happened at 1am on Sunday. We weren’t the only business targeted – after us it was Rocky’s shoe shop up the road. This person was just going up and down the high street smashing property. He stopped short of doing the vape shop in – maybe that’s where he gets his fags from?

“It is annoying – obviously we’re insured against this but it still costs money to replace and fills up a lot of your time.

“I lost at least a whole morning waiting to talk to the police and other businesses and local journalists. I was on the phone to 101 for an hour and 40 minutes – which is annoying as we can see the local police station from here but knew nobody would be there.

“It’s not a great situation but at the end of the day we just crack on and keep smiling.”

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