Cars damaged by 100-strong Leicestershire street gang

Cars and other property have been damaged by a large group of youths in a Leicestershire town.

Officers were called to Gladstone Street and Victoria Street in Wigston on Friday night after reports of up to 100 people causing problems.

Windscreens and wing mirrors were broken, bottles smashed and one resident had a window broken.

Three people were arrested at the time but police have appealed for any information on those responsible.

'Very scared'

When resident Chantal Orgeas went out to investigate the noise she found her car damaged and the street full of jeering youths.

"I was very intimidated and realised retrospectively that it was a very silly thing to do, to put myself into danger in the midst of it but I didn't realise what was going on at the time.

"I did feel very scared and the whole weekend I didn't really sleep, I was looking at the car every hour just to make sure they didn't come back."

In all, police have received 19 reports of damage.

PC Adam Bagely, the officer investigating the incident, said: "We already work closely with colleges and schools in the area, planning events with them and generally keeping each other up to date.

"Since Friday we have been in contact with one college in the area who are keen to help us with our investigation and hopefully identify those responsible.

"We will also be increasing patrols in the area over the coming weekend to prevent this from happening again."