South Wales Police and Vale of Glamorgan Council Enforcement Officers are appealing for information about vandals who scrawled graffiti across the wall of a Barry business during the Christmas period.Police in Barry and Vale Enforcement Officers are asking the public to help them track down the offenders who daubed their tags "Fish" and "4 Life" on a property on Ty Newydd Hill, Barry.Miles Punter, the Vale’s Head of Visible Services, said: "Graffiti offenders are often easy to identify by their tag, as they use their name or nickname. A database of known tags now exists in the Vale and is proving to be a real help in deterring and catching prolific offenders".PC Dick Collins, Vale of Glamorgan Crime Prevention Officer, said: “Graffiti is criminal damage. It can affect people’s quality of life, increases fear of crime in some areas and reduces pride in a community. It also costs the local authority a great deal of money a year to clean up – money which could be better spent on other valuable services.”Denny White, Senior Enforcement Officer, said: "People regard incidents of graffiti as a trigger of fear within a community, which is why the Vale of Glamorgan Community Safety Partnership works relentlessly to tackle the problem. The offending tags will be removed by a team from the Youth Offending Service, but we would appreciate help in bringing the offenders to book."Anyone with information is urged to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. All information will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Mexicans watch graffiti works painted on the perimeter wall of the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, Jan. 15, 2008. A graffiti contest with the aim of ending vandalistic graffiti in the surroundings of the stadium was held in Mexico City recently. The best 300 designs received got the chance to be done on the walls of the stadium. (Xinhua Photo)
