More police patrols in Thornton le Dale after vandalism

The damage follows another incident in Thornton le Dale four days earlier, with police believing more households may have been affected and urging victims to come forward.

A recent appeal was issued regarding damage caused to residential property in Thornton le Dale on May 9.

Since then damage to another residential property has come to light occurring on May 5 at around 5pm. On this occasion a window was smashed.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “The damage to properties in Thornton Dale involves one address having its door kicked and another having a window smashed.

“Enquires lead us to believe the window was smashed with an upright vacuum cleaner.

“Given this unusual choice of implement we are appealing to the public to see if they recall any persons seen carrying a vacuum down Maltongate around the time the damage occurred.

“Do you have CCTV or ring doorbell cameras that may have captured this unusual sight?

Are you missing a vacuum cleaner from a skip or bin for example?

The spokesperson added: “Officers are conducting enquiries around CCTV to identify any possible suspects.

“The local Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to conduct patrols in the area. We would encourage anyone with concerns – or with information about either incident – to speak to officers or call 101.

“Please contact the officer in the case PC1864 on email: Fiona.Wilding@northyorkshire.police.uk if you have any information that could help our investigation regarding the damage specific to 05 May 2026.

“Please quote reference 1226084664 when passing on information.”

“If you have a been a victim of recent damage in the village and have not yet reported this please contact the force control room to log a new report on telephone 101 or via the online reporting form.”