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About 5.10pm last night (Monday) a group of teenage boys gathered on our drive by our car and one of them then rang our doorbell (see attached picture). They were laughing and acting suspiciously and ran off when my husband called out of the window to ask if he could help them. My husband then chased them down the road and caught up with one who denied doing anything and said he goes to Kingsdale school. When we got back to the house, we realised they had punctured the back left wheel of our car leaving us with a flat tyre and an undrivable car until fixed. They have used a screwdriver/ knife to puncture it.


We just wanted to let others know to be vigilant - we live near Dulwich library. Also, if anyone happens to recognise the boy, please let us know ? we would love to have a conversation with his parents!

Sorry to hear. Do report to the police, including the community police. Unlikely to take action on one occasion with limited evidence, but it helps build a picture if this becomes a trend. Also you can report to the school if it seems likely that this was Kingsdale. Particularly if they were in uniform. We had an incident a few years ago with kids from another school; they were prepared to take action.
Sorry to hear. Do report to the police, including the community police. Unlikely to take action on one occasion with limited evidence, but it helps build a picture if this becomes a trend. Also you can report to the school if it seems likely that this was Kingsdale. Particularly if they were in uniform. We had an incident a few years ago with kids from another school; they were prepared to take action.

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