Spate of graffiti, Lipson
January 4, 2012
Police in Plymouth are appealing for information after a spate of criminal damage in the Lipson area of the city.
Overnight between 30 December and 31 December graffiti has been sprayed on around 40 properties using the tag “Raise”.
Walls and garage doors were damaged in Bernice Terrace, Clinton Avenue, Kinros Avenue, Lipson Road, Norton Avenue, Kelvin Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Ladysmith Road, Mostyn Avenue, Lipstone Crescent and Sefton Avenue.
Police are currently investigating the incidents and are also keen to hear from anyone else whose property may have been targeted.
If you have any information or would like to report a similar crime please call the police on non emergency number 101 quoting reference 253 of 31st December 2012.
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An Exmouth man has been jailed for his part in a graffiti rampage through the centre of the town.
A TEENAGER whose graffiti attacks were branded a blight on Plymouth has been handed a five-year antisocial behaviour order (Asbo).
Callum Mead, aged 18, was given a suspended prison sentence for spraying his name or tag in 39 places around the city and Callington.
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Plymouth magistrates were told that graffiti was on the increase in the city and was costing the council more than £100,000 to clean up.
The court heard Mead painted 'Sour' and 'DSK' on houses, vans, walls, fences and lampposts in areas including St Judes, Mutley and Lipson.
His mess cost an estimated £2,420 to clean up but the unemployed youngster who lives with his mother was not ordered to pay any compensation.
Mead admitted three charges of criminal damage to walls in St Judes overnight on May 6/7.
He asked for another 36 similar offences to be taken into consideration.
The court heard he was reprimanded for 16 offences of criminal damage in 2007.
Magistrates have now given him an eight-week detention sentence suspended for 12 months on condition he does 180 hours of unpaid work.
The bench ordered him to pay £85 prosecution costs but said compensation would have to be handled by the civil courts.
Presiding magistrate Helen Harris said: "You have been making lives a misery. You have blighted too much of this city and your home town for too long."
He was also handed a five-year antisocial behaviour order banning him from having 'unset paint', or spray paint, and permanent marker pens.
Mead was told breaching the order could see him sent into custody.
Elaine Keen, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said graffiti attacks were reported in St Judes on May 6 and May 7.
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And on Thursday and Friday a team from the Community Payback scheme were out attempting to re Offenders clean up Plymouth vandalism by tackling tags
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The Herald reported that unsightly graffiti was scrawled over walls and garage doors at least 40 times over the night of December 30, 2011.
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PCSO Pablo Beckhurst, who works within the Operation Salus graffiti team, said: "We've been out with the community payback team removing some of the graffiti. They have a fantastic team leader who really does manage the people on community service well.
"We targeted the most prolific ones particularly on the junctions of people's houses.
"Removing graffiti as soon as it is done is considered best practice as it promotes a strong community message to taggers that the people in the area care.
"Taggers are unlikely to repeatedly tag an area if their work is taken down before others will see it."
Police said there had been a marked increase in graffiti tags (signatures) across the South and central area of Plymouth - much of which is unreported.
PCSO Beckhurst added: "By their very nature graffiti taggers are difficult to catch, often working alone in the early hours and without reason or apparent motive.
"Spraying or writing tags only takes three to four seconds and is virtually silent. They use pseudonyms to hide their identity and reveal these to only a close circle of friends."
"Devon and Cornwall Police are committed to tackling tagging and those responsible will be caught and charged. We will push for the strongest possible action."
The community payback scheme, which have limited materials, is dedicated to removing the tags.
The clean was aided by PCSO Carly Norris and PCSO Beckhurst. For more information on the community payback scheme visit www.communitypayback.com
