Police are appealing for information after a firework was put through a home’s letterbox on Halloween.

Cleveland Police say they received a report of the incident and also a car being vandalised at a house on West View Road, in Hartlepool, on Saturday.

The force stated: “At 7.20pm on Saturday 31 October police received reports of a firework put through a letterbox of a property on West View Road in Hartlepool and damage to the windows of a car.

“There were no reports of any injuries”.

placeholder image — Hartlepool Police Station.

Doorbell footage of the incident circulated on social media appeared to show a male in a Halloween mask lighting and putting the firework through the door before running away.

Anyone with information or footage is urged to call Cleveland Police on 101 or visit the force’s website quoting reference number 218199.