{"id":731326,"date":"2026-08-08T09:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/731326\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:10:18","slug":"pedestrians-targeted-with-liquid-from-passing-cars-in-surrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/731326\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrians targeted with liquid from passing cars in Surrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police are investigating reports of pedestrians having a liquid squirted at them from passing cars in Surrey over the past month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The latest incident happened in College Road, Epsom, at about 20:00 BST on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The jogger told police a car slowed alongside them while running and a passenger squirted liquid, believed to be water, into their face from a bottle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The force added the person was not injured and the vehicle was described as a black Audi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Surrey Police said this incident follows a series of similar incidents reported in Elmbridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The force said the most recent of these took place at about 10.40 BST on 17 July along Esher Road, near the Molesey Road roundabout. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A person reported a glass bottle containing liquid was thrown from a passing black SUV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police added two similar incidents were reported in Cobham on 6 May, in Leigh Corner at about 17:55 BST and in Tilt Road at about 19:50 BST.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police said inquiries were ongoing and urged anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Insp Chris Thoday said injuries had been reported and this behaviour was &#8220;completely unacceptable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Follow BBC Surrey on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSurrey\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook, external<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSurrey\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X, external<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinsurrey\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram, external<\/a> and listen to BBC Radio Surrey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_surrey\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on Sounds<\/a>. 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