POLICE investigating a spate of criminal damage caused to cars have arrested three people.

Over the past six weeks, officers have received a series of complaints from residents of Sedgefield village of cars being damaged in the High Street and Rectory Road area.

Most of the incidents of relatively minor damage occurred late at night, particularly on weekends.

Three local men, said to be in their late teens, were arrested at the weekend on suspicion of causing criminal damage and have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.