On Wednesday afternoon, Medway Police were called to a telephone box damaged by fireworks in Lords Wood Lane, Chatham, Kent.

It followed another incident in the early hours of Tuesday where fireworks were let off in a Skoda car that had been parked in Sunridge Drive, Walderslade.

The attacks began in Gravesend on Sunday night when a phone box and a car were badly damaged.

They were swiftly followed by another three incidents in the town on Monday - damaging two more vehicles and another phone box.

'Acts of mindless vandalism'

Officers are investigating the incidents in connection with a series of cases across the county.

DCI Matthew Nix said: "We have been extremely fortunate that no one has been injured in these totally reckless and dangerous acts of mindless vandalism.

"We are very aware of the impact on the community of this kind of event.

"We would like residents to be reassured that we are carrying out extensive enquiries and are currently following up a number of leads in order to bring a halt to these incidents."

Police said each time the fireworks used appeared to be intended for trade-use only.

Mr Nix said Kent Police urgently needed to know where the fireworks were coming from, who was distributing them, where they were being stored and who was carrying out the explosions.

An 18-year-old man from Gravesend arrested following Sunday's damage was released on bail on Monday, pending further inquiries.