The officers were on foot patrol
Police are trying to find who is responsible for slashing a tyre on their van whilst it was parked on The Lawns in Dawlish yesterday.
In a post on facebook, Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police said:
"As and when policing duties allow, the local neighbourhood policing team has been given authorisation by Teignbridge District Council to park a police vehicle on The Lawn. This is carried out to disrupt anti-social behaviour and enforce the Public Spaces Protection Order.
This has been met with positive feedback from the public who feel reassured by the police presence after the closure of the police office in Brunswick Place in 2016."
"This type of vandalism is not only mindless, it is also dangerous. Police constantly face the need to respond to incidents quickly and many of these incidents involve people who need our help. Vandalism of police vehicles can delay officers from reaching those people. Whoever commits this type of crime has complete disregard for the police and the need to protect people and keep people safe from harm."
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