POLICE in Driffield investigated 19 cases of criminal damage last month, the town council has been told.
This compared with just three burglaries and six incidents of anti social behaviour.
The figures were revealed to the town council in a police update report for November.
In one of the most outrageous incidents of criminal damage, drunken youths entered the St Catherine’s Hospice charity shop and jumped on furniture on display, damaging a television table.
Police said that in the same month, damage was caused to 13 cars in the town.
In one half hour period, six vehicles parked in Victoria Road, Westgate, Church Street and Church Lane were damaged by a group of youths. Officers say that enquiries are underway to identify the offenders.
As part of the criminal damage tally, three property windows were broken and damage was caused on the Driffield showground when graffiti was sprayed on some of the buildings. A vehicle parked at the rugby club was also broken into and damaged at the same time.
During November, there were just three burglaries – down from eight the previous month.
They included a raid on Blockbusters, when display items were stolen, and a break in at the Yorkshire Bank, when the front door was forced open and a post bag was taken.
The bag was later returned and police said it appeared the burglary had been a drunken prank.
Between November 11 and 17, the former doctors’ surgery on Bridge Street was entered. Nothing was stolen but a window at the point of entry was damaged.
There were just six calls to the police about anti social behaviour during November - down two compared to the previous month.
They included problems with youths congregating outside Costcutter on Mill Street, youths banging on windows at Tesco, youths banging on house windows in Bridge Street, youths messing about with lifebelts on Riverhead, a noisy party at Northfield Crescent and youths skateboarding in the car park at the medical centre on Eastgate North.
Appeals were launched following six offences, including several thefts, an assault on Middle Street North and an incident when four males entered a pub and, after distracting staff, used a key to open a fruit machine before removing the cash.