POLICE have stepped up patrols on a Poole estate after buses were targeted by vandals.

Missiles have been thrown at Morebus buses in Turlin Moor and police from the Poole Neighbourhood Policing Team are hoping to identify the offenders.

A spokesman said: "Officers have been busy on the buses, conducting patrols aimed at identifying those who target these essential community links, causing danger, damage, and anti-social behaviour.

"This disrupts the bus services, adversely affecting the whole community leading to missed services and increased fares for everyone.

"We will continue to conduct these patrols to identify and prosecute these offenders."

Now they have urged anyone with information about the offenders to contact Dorset Police on 101.