POLICE are hunting a sniper with an airgun.

They are appealing for help after three incidents in the Fartown area on Wednesday teatime and early evening .

Police want to trace anyone who may have seen an airgun being fired.

In the first incident – at about 4.10pm in Central Avenue – a man was driving his car when a pellet shattered a rear window.

Then at 5pm a 42-year-old man was walking along Hammond Street when he heard a noise and saw several pellets embedded in a tree.

In the third incident, at around 7.50pm, a pellet broke a window at a house in Oxley Road, Sheepridge.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pc Gavin Connor on 0845 6060606.

Alternatively, phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.