A PARKED car has been targeted by vandals at a north Dorset beauty spot.

Police are asking drivers to be on their guard following the incident, which happened at the Piddles Wood car park in Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, on January 14.

A spokesperson for North Dorset Police said: “On Thursday, January 14, a vehicle was broken into [between] 3.15pm and 3.30pm at Piddles Wood car park."

The day after police, fire and ambulance services were called to Sturminster Newton after a man was left trapped in his car after veering off the road and colliding with a tree.

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