London, England- Police believe that foxes may be responsible for a spur of incidents in which residents of Trinity Church Square have found that the brake lines on their cars have been severed. Inspector Richard Barton of Southwark Police had this to say about the incidents: “In Chaucer ward we are currently dealing with a matter in Trinity Church Square where brake lines are being cut on vehicles, there is consideration that some of this could be due to foxes and [local officers] are taking that matter further.”

So far, there have been eight incidents  reported to police over the last nine months, with cars, a van and a motorbike all affected – though residents believe that this number underestimates the severity of the problem.

Chaucer safer neighborhood team is giving out ‘Scoot’ fox repellent to local residents to see if that halts the spate of incidents.