Tavira graffiti gang arrested

Four youngsters between 16 and 20 years old have been caught red-handed by the police in Tavira early on Friday morning as they sprayed graffiti on public and private buildings.

Police seized ‘various objects’ being used by the suspects in pursuit of their anti-social activities, including several spray cans.

The police spokesman said that "in recent months there has been a significant increase of graffiti in Tavira, mostly on public buildings, which has been a cause of great upset for local residents.”

The four arrested are suspected of carrying out a widespread campaign across the city and the police spokesman said he hopes that "the proliferation of graffiti now will decrease significantly.”

The cost to councils of cleaning graffiti from the walls of ancient and historic buildings is significant and no less costly is the removal of graffiti from more modern structures with stonework the most difficult surface to clean.

The council is confident that these arrests will stop the Tavira problem overnight as 99% of graffiti is sprayed by one person or gang working in a defined area.

Comments  

+3 #6 TERRY PADDISON 2014-01-16 21:18

The young trash who spray EVNL2 or something similar even on the Roman Bridge should be made to perform community service by removing graffiti ever weekend for a year. The damage they do to the image of the area is huge and can cost local businesses a lot of money - which in turn leads to even higher youth unemployment. Come on lets have more pride in the area!

0 #5 nobody 2013-12-12 16:00

Pray 4 their broken souls.

Amen

+1 #4 God 2013-12-12 15:56

bad boys no place in heaven for them

0 #3 zyzz 2013-12-12 15:56

U MAD BRAH

+2 #2 gernee 2013-12-09 12:57

I agree make them clean it and they will not be rushing out to do it again

+6 #1 chiptheduck 2013-12-09 10:20

12 months inside and give them each a toothbrush. Send them out removing the graffiti for 8 hours a day before returning to their cells.

Wanton destruction should be punished.

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