Two men arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to speed cameras in Cornwall have been released on bail.

On Tuesday (January 9) the police revealed that two men in their 30s, one from the Falmouth area and one from the Porthleven area, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage  and were in police custody.

As part of their inquiries, officers from the Road Safety Team and the neighbourhood teams from Truro and Falmouth carried out several property searches and seized several vehicles.

Two men were taken into custody but have now been released on bail.

A force spokesperson said today (Wednesday): “Both men have been bailed, with one to return on Monday, April 1 and the other on Tuesday, April 2, pending further enquiries.”

The arrests came during an investigation looking into reports of criminal damage to two static speed cameras - one in Tregolls Road, Truro, and another at Perranarworthal - last week, when both were cut down. 

Last Wednesday police were called to Tregolls Road, Truro just after 3am. However, police said at the time that those responsible had left the scene before the officers arrived.

The police then discovered one of the speed cameras at Perranaworthal has also been cut down, for the second time.

Cornwall Council and Devon and Cornwall Police, both of which are members of the Vision Zero Road Safety Partnership, issued a joint statement at the time saying: “We are really disappointed to see yet more mindless vandalism targeted at safety cameras in Cornwall.

“These devices were installed at the wishes of the community to improve road safety in areas which had previously experienced high speeds and several serious and fatal collisions.

“While these cameras are inactive, these communities no longer have the protection they were once afforded, which is really saddening.

“The cost of replacing these cameras is also a burden which has to be footed by the taxpayer, making these attacks all the more bizarre.”