School left trashed and covered in paint after break-ins

Thetford Drake Primary School and Nursery has been broken into on several occasions <i>(Image: Google)</i>
Thetford Drake Primary School and Nursery has been broken into on several occasions (Image: Google)

A school has been left trashed with paint thrown over it after a group broke in.

The gang entered Thetford Drake Primary School and Nursery in Fairfields after hours on several occasions between Easter weekend and the beginning of June.

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They damaged play equipment, forced open locks on sheds, damaged the inside of the school, and threw paint over a newly laid playground.

Police are investigating the seven incidents of criminal damage and are now appealing to the public.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact local officers on 101 or via email SNTThetford@norfolk.police.uk quoting reference 36/39952/24.