A father from Weymouth has hit out at vandals who caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to the family's cars.

It was not the morning Darren Davies expected when he woke up on Wednesday to discover both of the family's red mini coopers had widows smashed and were badly damaged.

He is now calling on witnesses to come forward to help police identify the person or persons involved.

He is also warning other residents in the area to be on their guard and keep their cars in a safe space or driveway if possible.

The incident happened on Church Street in Upwey sometime between 11pm on Tuesday, June 13 and 7am on Wednesday, June 14.

Darren, who lives with his partner and daughter, said: "We were up quite late on the Tuesday evening and must have gone to bed between 11pm and midnight.

"The cars were both parked on the street at the front of the house.

"I came down at 7am to go to work as always and that's when I realised what had happened.

"I couldn't believe it. My car window was smashed but my partner's car was even more damaged.

"A few people we know said they drove past at about 7am and there was glass all over the floor and now we’ve been told it was like that at 3.30am so it must have happened before then.

"We feel it was targeted towards us as none of the other cars were damaged in the street."

Darren added: "We've been living in Upwey for nearly four years and we have never had a problem.

"We know all of our neighbours and it's a fairly nice area. There aren't gangs hanging around on the street corners and we have never worried about living here - but now I will be installing CCTV, I feel I have to.

"It cost both me and my partner a half day at work and took us about three to four hours to clean up.

"My nine-year-old daughter is really shaken up by it, we all are really. It is upsetting."

A spokesman for Dorset Police said no arrests have yet been made.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact Dorset Police on 101, email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or visit dorset.police.uk/do-it-online/ quoting crime number 55170088705.