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Barbed wire and concrete blocks left on Tiptree roads Barbed wire and concrete blocks left on Tiptree roads
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Police are warning motorists to be wary after at least a dozen reports of debris, including concrete blocks and barbed wire, being deliberately placed on a village's unlit roads.Police are warning motorists to be wary after at least a dozen reports of debris, including concrete blocks and barbed wire, being deliberately placed on a village's unlit roads.
In one case, a taxi struck rocks, wood and a metal sign causing £4,000 worth of damage.In one case, a taxi struck rocks, wood and a metal sign causing £4,000 worth of damage.
Essex Police said the debris, around Tiptree near Colchester, had first been reported on 20 December.Essex Police said the debris, around Tiptree near Colchester, had first been reported on 20 December.
Ch Insp Nick Lee said it was "very fortunate" no-one had been injured".Ch Insp Nick Lee said it was "very fortunate" no-one had been injured".
Police first issued warnings earlier this week after four cars and a bus were damaged in nine separate reported incidents.Police first issued warnings earlier this week after four cars and a bus were damaged in nine separate reported incidents.
Further incidents included a Ford Transit van which had to be towed home after it struck a lump of concrete on the B1022 Colchester Road.Further incidents included a Ford Transit van which had to be towed home after it struck a lump of concrete on the B1022 Colchester Road.
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Barbed wire and two bricks were spotted by another driver on Grange Road, who managed to stop before she hit them.Barbed wire and two bricks were spotted by another driver on Grange Road, who managed to stop before she hit them.
In another case, two people were reportedly seen throwing concrete onto the B1022 on 29 December at about 2130 GMT. In another case, two people were reportedly seen throwing concrete onto the B1022 on 29 December at about 21:30 GMT.
The pair, believed to be a man and woman aged in their 20s, were seen in woods and they ran off when approached by members of the public.The pair, believed to be a man and woman aged in their 20s, were seen in woods and they ran off when approached by members of the public.
Ch Insp Lee said: "The damage caused to vehicles has been significant and it is only down to luck that we have not ended up having to deal with a serious incident.Ch Insp Lee said: "The damage caused to vehicles has been significant and it is only down to luck that we have not ended up having to deal with a serious incident.
"I also urgently need to speak to anyone else who has cleared these objects from the road and still have them in their possession, as they could assist our investigation.""I also urgently need to speak to anyone else who has cleared these objects from the road and still have them in their possession, as they could assist our investigation."