An 81-year-old man has been arrested in California after police allege he terrorised neighbours with a slingshot for round a decade.

Prince King of Azusa is suspected of breaking home windows and automotive windshields and narrowly lacking individuals with ball bearings shot from a slingshot, Azusa Police mentioned in an announcement on 23 May.

Dozens of individuals had reported being "victimised" by the unknown particular person, who police known as a "serial slingshot shooter," over the course of 9 to 10 years.

No accidents have been reported.

King was arrested after ball bearings and a slingshot have been discovered throughout a search of his residence within the metropolis - which is 25 miles (40km) from Los Angeles.

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Lieutenant Jake Bushey mentioned on Saturday that detectives realized that a lot of the ball bearings have been shot from the suspect's again backyard.

"We're not aware of any kind of motive other than just malicious mischief," Mr Bushey informed the Southern California News Group.

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"It's been ongoing for many years because we just didn't identify who the suspect was."

King is scheduled to look in court docket on Tuesday.

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