Seventh arrest over Telford car arson attacks

Police have arrested a seventh man in connection with a series of arsons attacks on vehicles in Telford.

The 22-year-old man from the Leegomery area was arrested late yesterday afternoon on suspicion of criminal damage and was being questioned at Malinsgate police station.

Chris Ammonds, Telford police spokesman, said: "Investigative work is ongoing."

A total of 21 cars have been set alight in the last two weeks.

Car owners in Leegomery and Hadley say they have been left terrified after the arson attacks which caused thousands of pounds of damage and most have been in the early hours.

Some of the owners are taxi drivers while others need their cars to get about due to disabilities.

Police have a number of response officers dedicated to the area and all of the response teams are on alert to react to any incidents of this type across Hadley and Leegomery.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.