Can I use the words 'you're lucky' in comparison. This report is about the village I live in, Ponciau, and is from the middle of March. There was another car set alight last Saturday night.
I don't own a car but I feel desperately sorry for the people who do and have woken up to find their car but a shell.

A TERRIFIED resident has compared his neighbourhood to a war zone after another night of car fires.

Villagers had already suffered more than 15 arson attacks within a couple of months in the Rhos and Ponciau areas and now another two incidents, on Baptist Street, have been reported in one night.

According to one Rhos resident, who did not wish to be named, people are living in fear but are too scared to speak out. Commenting on one of the fires he said: “There was the smell of burning rubber, the bang of an exploding tyre and two more cars burning uncontrollably.

“Beirut, Afghanistan, Libya?

“No, this is the village of Ponciau.

“Yet another hard working family’s life turned upside down.”

He claims the reason the culprits are getting away with it is because there is no deterrent. He said: “Very few ever get caught and when they do magistrates are under orders to show leniency because of overcrowded prisons. We need the help of the police, the magistrates, the lawmakers and the councils to bring back safety and sanity to the outlying villages of Wrexham.”

North Wales Police recorded 17 incidents of vehicles being damaged by fire in the area since the beginning of December until the end of January.

A spokesman said: “The majority of these are so similar that they are being investigated as a series crime. In response to this the local police team put in place an operation to address these offences that includes high visibility patrolling in areas likely to be targeted as well as working closely with partners, especially North Wales Fire and Rescue, to reduce the opportunity for such offences. However, since that time there have been two separate reports of vehicles being damaged by fire, but the method used is so different to the previous incidents that police are confident that these are not linked.”

Cllr Paul Pemberton, who lives in Rhos and represents the Ponciau ward, agrees they are not connected but is now concerned this suggests there is more than one person to blame.

He said: “I’m still very worried. There is no evidence and little forensic information about the culprits so I think we’re going to need to catch them red-handed. I had a meeting with the new community beat manager and he is very keen and has bright new ideas to help tackle the problem.”

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