A third man has been arrested on suspicion on causing criminal damage after speed cameras were cut down in Cornwall.

It follows the arrest of two men in January, after two static speed cameras were cut down at Truro and Perranarworthal in the same night.

Now Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that a third suspect, a man in his 60s, from the Helston area, has also been arrested and placed on police bail.

A force spokesperson said in a brief statement today (Friday): “A man in his 60s from the Helston area was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and has been released on police bail to return on Tuesday, April 16.”

In January 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 later released on bail until April 1 and 2 respectively, pending further enquiries.

It was after officers from the Road Safety Team and the neighbourhood teams from Truro and Falmouth carried out several property searches and seized several vehicles.

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 – both of which were cut down at the start of the year.

Police were called to Tregolls Road, Truro just after 3am on January 3, but 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.”

There have been a number of other incidents involving speed cameras being cut down in Cornwall, including at Longdowns, Trewennack and Drakewalls near Gunnislake.