PAINT was thrown over a car after a row at a petrol station escalated.

Police are appealing for information after a vehicle was damaged following a verbal altercation at Tesco’s petrol station on Durham Road in Stockton.

"The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 9 at around 2.35pm when the 42-year-old male victim and another man were involved in a verbal altercation at the petrol station," said a spokeswoman for Cleveland Police. 

"The man then became verbally abusive towards the victim and kicked the wing mirror on the victim’s car, a blue Peugeot 307.

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The damage to the car. Photo: Cleveland Police

"Following the altercation, the victim drove off onto the B1274 on Junction Road. He noticed the man from the petrol station following him in a white Fiat Punto and he then forced the victim off the road and then threw a jar of paint over the victim’s vehicle."

The man is described as a white, aged in his early 30s, of stocky build and with short, dark hair and he was driving a white 5-door Fiat Punto with a 2010 registration and alloy wheels.

  • Anyone who may have seen the incidents or anyone who knows the identity of the suspect is asked to contact PC Darren Hall on the non-emergency 101 number or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.