Vandals trashed children’s toys and outdoor play equipment at a Renfrew nursery.
Mindless louts broke into Moorpark Early Learning and Childcare Centre (ELCC) over the weekend deliberately damaging the toys and play equipment.
The Brown Street facility was locked up as normal on Friday night but devastated staff and kids returned on Monday morning to find a storage container had been broken into and items destroyed.
The cost of the damage done during the mindless raid is currently unknown.
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Inspector Damian Kane, from the Renfrewshire community policing team told how the yobs had “damaged toys and outdoor play equipment”.
He said: “Vandalism enquiries are ongoing after a break-in at Moorpark Early Learning and Childcare Centre.
“The facility was secured on Friday evening and staff returned on Monday morning to discover the storage facility had been broken in to.
“Entry has been forced and whoever responsible has damaged kids toys and play equipment.
“Anyone with any information is urged to report this to 101 quoting reference number 782 of the 17th.”
The Express previously told how vandals have caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of needless damage to schools in the region.
A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Paisley Daily Express revealed that in the past five years £540,000 has been spent on repairs to vandalised schools across Renfrewshire.
But in reality the total is much higher, as only schools maintained under public/private partnership deals break down the soaring costs.
Details in the malicious damage dossier reveal ongoing problems as water leaks are caused through vandalised roofs, fire extinguishers are set-off and scores of windows and doors broken.
The most expensive repair was £4,150 when a giant window at Gleniffer High in Paisley was broken deliberately.
Blinds, flooring, magnetic door locks, a hairdryer and mirrors have been
smashed.
And the vast majority of it is almost certainly caused by the pupils themselves.
In East Renfrewshire more than £200,000 worth of damage has been caused by vandals in the last four years.
That included a £7,000 bill at Arthurlie Nursery in Barrhead to install metal shutters after windows were repeatedly smashed.
Renfrewshire Council have been approached for comment regarding the break in and vandalism at Moorpark
ELCC.
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