Overnight vandals who struck on consecutive Wednesdays left a trail of destruction through west Edmonton that angered about 50 residents in several neighbourhoods, police say.

Investigators say the vandalism sprees on June 27 and July 4 wreaked havoc in Westmount, Grovenor, Meadowlark Park, Jasper Park, Woodcroft, Inglewood, North Glenora, Sherbrooke and Parkview.

"There are a lot of very upset residents out there right now, who are now on the phone with their respective insurance companies," Det. Nigel Phillips of the Edmonton Police Service west division said in a news release Tuesday.

Mary Saretski says she remains on edge after she awoke to find a large paving stone had been thrown through her front window. (Mary Saretski) The investigation is in the preliminary stages, Phillips said.

"We have no idea at this time what would have compelled someone to undertake such needless acts of destruction."

The vandals used small grey patio slabs to break windows in vehicles and residences, leaving an "immense trail of destruction," police said in the release.

Investigators think those responsible may have been driving a white SUV or crossover, which was seen in the area at the time of the incidents on both nights.

Mary Saretski was startled awake by the sound of shattering glass at around 4:30 a.m. on July 4, when a paving stone smashed a window in her Inglewood home.

"It sounded like a waterfall of glass," Saretski said in an interview with CBC Radio's Edmonton AM. "We woke up startled and ran downstairs to have a look, and it was our main large front picture window. There was this brick sitting on the floor."

After a call to police, officers arrived quickly, she said.

"They came right away with the dog, but were unable to find anyone."

Mary Saretski says a vandal threw a paving stone through her window in the middle of the night. (Mary Saretski)

Saretski said she initially thought her home had been the only one targeted but later learned the damage was widespread.

This car's windshield was smashed by a paving stone. (Gurpeet Ranu) She soon began speaking with neighbours and scouring community Facebook pages for similar cases.

Facebook posts show dozens of cars and homes were similarly damaged by paving stones, said Saretski.

"I've probably seen about 15 or 20 posts now of damaged homes and cars in Inglewood and Westmount," she said. "And in all the pictures, it's the exactly the same pavers."

Gupreet Ranu said he and his wife face a repair bill of at least $10,000 after paving stones were thrown through windows of their two family vehicles.

The vehicles were parked in the driveway of their Westmount home.

Photographs of the scene show a shattered windshield and a paving stone under the driver's seat.

Some residents have created a community watch group, hoping to deter further vandalism.

Saretski encouraged everyone in the area to watch out for their neighbours and report suspicious behaviour to police.

Anyone with information about the vandalism spree is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.