POLICE are appealing for witnesses to incident at Whitchurch last Saturday (May 22) where a moped rider caused damage to a taxi by snapping off a windscreen wiper before riding away.

A dispute between the rider and motorist happened just before 1pm near Whitchurch Post Office and police believe it was witnessed by an elderly driver and perhaps other motorists, who were in a traffic queue at the time.

Anyone with information should call PC Colin Taylor at Tavistock Police Station on 08452 777444, quoting the crime number JT/10/514.