POLICE have launched an appeal after a passenger reportedly damaged a bus in Poole.

The force said a man kicked the emergency exit glass on a bus travelling through Wallisdown Road, causing the glass to shatter, at around 10.30pm on September 19.

Police community support investigator Adam Cleaver said the incident caused around £800 worth of damage to the bus.

“We are now in a position to issue CCTV images of a man we would like to identify and I would ask anyone who recognises him or has knowledge of his identity to please contact us,” he said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online or by calling 101, using reference number 55250149253.

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