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村人s in 田舎の Surrey have been left terrified by a ギャング(団) of slingshot-(権力などを)行使するing yobs who have 粉砕するd up windows, attacked a funeral and blinded wild animals, MailOnline can 明らかにする/漏らす.?
The 平和的な village of Godstone has been 疫病/悩ますd by the catapult fiends, who have been seen prowling the area at 無作為の times of the day to 脅迫してさせる 居住(者)s, vandalise homes and 傷つける the 野性生物.
On March 4, police 地位,任命するd a picture of three men they 手配中の,お尋ね者 to speak to in 関係 with the attacks. The 軍隊 also 地位,任命するd CCTV (映画の)フィート数 on March 15 of two men 手配中の,お尋ね者 in 関係 with an 出来事/事件 of 犯罪の 損失 on 隣人ing Oxted.
But officers are yet to 跡をつける 負かす/撃墜する any of the 犯人s, 怒り/怒るing 地元のs who (人命などを)奪う,主張する they are now living in 恐れる.
One 隣人, who (人命などを)奪う,主張するd that the yobs are from a former Traveller community, said the police have been 手渡すd the 指名するs of several 青年s spotted in the village, but had so far failed to do anything about it.
An 82-year-old 未亡人, who we are not 指名するing to 保護する her 身元, said: 'People are terrified. It's atrocious. Catapults 解雇する/砲火/射撃ing ball bearings and suchlike are hugely dangerous.?They've 損失d the church stained glass windows, 的d 会葬者s at a funeral and blinded a swan. That could easily have been a young child. It doesn't 耐える thinking about.'
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On March4, Police 地位,任命するd a picture of three men they 手配中の,お尋ね者 to speak to in 関係 with the attacks in Godstone?
![On March 15, police posted CCTV footage of two men wanted in connection with an incident of criminal damage on neighbouring Oxted](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/23/16/83994649-13341027-image-a-14_1713887821982.jpg)
On March 15, police 地位,任命するd CCTV (映画の)フィート数 of two men 手配中の,お尋ね者 in 関係 with an 出来事/事件 of 犯罪の 損失 on 隣人ing Oxted
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![The peaceful village of Godstone has been plagued by the catapult fiends, who prowl the area at random times of the day and cause havoc to homes, businesses and wildlife](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/23/17/83994743-13341027-The_peaceful_village_of_Godstone_has_been_plagued_by_the_catapul-m-4_1713889353933.jpg)
?The 平和的な village of Godstone has been 疫病/悩ますd by the catapult fiends, who prowl the area at 無作為の times of the day and 原因(となる) havoc to homes, 商売/仕事s and 野性生物
Catapult attacks have 疫病/悩ますd the village 無作為に since 2018 with 悪党/犯人s 的ing houses and cars.
But in the last year the 率 of attacks has 急に上がるd and many 居住(者)s say police inaction is emboldening the 犯罪のs.
'It's turning into a nightmare,' said one woman. 'We're doing our best to help police but they don't seem to be listening.'?
Yesterday, a vicar 報告(する)/憶測d 損失 purposely 存在 (罪などを)犯すd to St Nicholas Church, 含むing windows 存在 粉砕するd and tiles 存在 発射 off the roof. Three cars, 含むing his own, had windows 完全に 発射 out.
その上に, a 地元の swan 聖域 労働者 said he saw swans and waterfowl with '注目する,もくろむs 爆発するd, throats 削減(する), skulls fractured, wings 損失d and broken 脚s' 予定 to catapult attacks.?
議員 マイク Crane of Godstone said: 'It's a 抱擁する 関心 for the whole community because the attacks don't seem to be stopping.
'There one woman who's house was 的d. Her mother-in-法律 was in bed when a ミサイル (機の)カム through the window 辛うじて 行方不明の her. She could have been 本気で 負傷させるd. It's pretty shocking.
'同様に as 的ing the swans on the pond, there have been attacks 権利 across the parish.'?
![An injured swan recovers after losing his eye when shot with a catapult in Godstone](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/23/17/83952031-13341027-An_injured_swan_recovers_after_losing_his_eye_when_shot_with_a_c-a-23_1713888154088.jpg)
An 負傷させるd swan 回復するs after losing his 注目する,もくろむ when 発射 with a catapult in Godstone
![A vicar has reported damage purposely being perpetrated to St Nicholas Church (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/23/17/83953857-13341027-A_vicar_has_reported_damage_purposely_being_perpetrated_to_St_Ni-a-24_1713888156131.jpg)
A vicar has 報告(する)/憶測d 損失 purposely 存在 (罪などを)犯すd to St Nicholas Church (pictured)
Surrey Police says it is 調査/捜査するing a 一連の 犯罪の 損失 出来事/事件s in Godstone and surrounding villages and several 逮捕(する)s were made 関係 with 出来事/事件s in 2023.?
They are also 控訴,上告ing for (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) over the 身元 of several people 手配中の,お尋ね者 in 関係 with 行為/法令/行動するs of 犯罪の 損失.??
A Surrey Police spokesperson said: 'We have received 報告(する)/憶測s of 出来事/事件s of catapulting offences in the Godstone area. These have 含むd 報告(する)/憶測s of persons catapulting at birds and also catapulting at 所有物/資産/財産 and 乗り物s.'
'The 地元の team is aware of these 問題/発行するs, and officers have 増加するd patrols in the 地元の area but there is no 明確な/細部 頂点(に達する) time or day identified for when these offences typically take place, which makes it harder to 的 these patrols most 効果的に.
'We know that catapulting offences are under-報告(する)/憶測d, and we would encourage people to always 報告(する)/憶測 these offences, 同様に as any 報告(する)/憶測s of people carrying catapults and 怪しげな behaviour, as it all helps build up a picture of what is going on in the are.
'に引き続いて a 報告(する)/憶測 of 怪しげな activity 伴う/関わるing persons carrying a catapult, the CCTV was 得るd and 循環させるd both internally and on our Facebook page 控訴,上告ing for (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) to help us identify ID the 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑うs 伴う/関わるd.?
'Unfortunately, we have not been unable to identify the individuals in these images so far ? if we do, we will look at any 介入s which could be put in place.'
MailOnline approached the 軍隊 for その上の comment.?