Police have sent out several appeals this week following crimes including a stabbing and a former school being trashed.

Hertfordshire Constabulary have been investigating the incidents and are appealing for any information and witnesses.

Below are the appeals sent out this week:

Stabbing in Watford town centre

A man was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in Watford town centre.

Emergency services were called to Market Street just before 9.30pm on Tuesday following reports that a man suffered stab wounds.

Pictures taken from a property in Market Street at 9.45pm show three police cars at the scene along with an ambulance.

A section of pavement in the shopping street was also pictured as having been taped off as paramedics and police worked at the scene.

The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment and his injuries were not believed to be life threatening or life changing.

Detectives are investigating, and anyone with information is asked to report it.

Information can be reported online at herts.police.uk/report, using the online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact, or calling the non-emergency number 101 quoting ISR 806 of 19/05.

One person, a 35-year-old man from Stevenage, has been arrested in connection with the incident. He has been released on bail.

Vandals light fire at former school and plaster it with racist graffiti

A former school has been ransacked by burglars who smashed windows, plastered it with racist graffiti and lit a fire.

Police were called to reports of a break-in at Rudolf Steiner School in Kings Langley at around 11.30pm on Friday, May 14.

The charity RSSKL Ltd, which manages the site in Langley Hill, said graffiti was sprayed on the gym walls and floor and a fire was started inside.

Numerous rooms were also broken into and trashed and equipment was thrown out of a second floor window.

A charity trustee confirmed stairwells, classrooms and corridors, including a mosaic created by former pupils, were squirted with paint.

The vandals also let off fire extinguishers, with one being stolen, and a CCTV camera was smashed.

More than 20 footballs were taken from the gym before later being found by a dog walker on Kings Langley common.

A Herts Police spokesperson said: “Police are investigating an incident of burglary and criminal damage that happened in Kings Langley.

“At around 11.30pm on Friday (14 May) offender(s) gained access to the Rudolf Steiner School site, Langley Hill by damaging a fire door.

“Fire extinguishers were then let off inside.”

Any witnesses or anyone with information about this incident should contact Hertfordshire Constabulary on the non-emergency number 101 quoting 41/35826/21.

Gold stolen by burglars

Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a burglary in Watford.

Between 4pm on Wednesday March 31 and 10.30am on Saturday 3 April, a property in Sheepcot Lane was broken into.

Police say a search of the house was carried out and a large quantity of family gold, including a bespoke gold and cut diamond jewellery set was taken.

Anyone with information should contact 101 or email debbie.west@herts.pnn.police.uk quoting crime reference 41/23977/21.

Purse and phone stolen from shopper

A purse and mobile phone were taken from a shopper as she was shopping in the H&M store in Atria Watford.

Hertfordshire Constabulary has launched an appeal following the purse dipping incident, which occurred on Tuesday, April 13.

The force says the victim - a woman - was shopping and realised her purse and mobile phone had been removed from her backpack when she reached the till to pay for her items.

Police have revealed footage of the incident on Youtube, which can be seen below.

Anyone with information can email PC Clark at rebecca.clark@herts.pnn.police.uk, use the online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact, report information online at herts.police.uk/report or call the non-emergency number 101.

Bank card stolen

Police are investigating after a bank card was stolen from a car in Watford before being used in two supermarkets in the town centre.

The card was taken from a parked car in Raphael Drive between 5pm on Friday, April 16 and 8.20am on Saturday, April 17, Hertfordshire Constabulary said.

The card was later used in three separate transactions at shops on Watford High Street, first at Sainsbury’s, then B&M and finally Tesco.

Anyone can report information by emailing PC Farmer at rory.farmer@herts.pnn.police.uk, report it online at herts.police.uk/report, use online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 41/27749/21.