As VB readers will know, we’re all for quality street art, but this stuff below is pushing the boundaries. Ed
Police are investigating criminal damage at Northwood House in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Black graffiti was sprayed by vandals close to the old registrar’s entrance on the war memorial side of the house sometime between 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and 3pm on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Green graffiti was sprayed on the old toilet blocks within the grounds of Northwood House.
Police Community Support Officer, PCSO Steve Oatley, of the Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods team said: “This type of vandalism displays a complete lack of respect for one of the town’s most well-known and cherished features. The presence of graffiti in an area can raise people’s fear of crime, and this criminal damage will not be tolerated.
“The Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods team is pursuing several lines of enquiry in the community, and I would like to appeal to anyone with information about the identity of those responsible for this graffiti to come forward.
“Isle of Wight Council is arranging for contractors to remove the graffiti as soon as possible. The Council also keeps records of the tags so we can target any repeat offenders. Working in partnership, we will always look to take action against the perpetrators because it costs us, the taxpayers, tens of thousands of pounds a year to clean up this graffiti.”
Get in touch
Anyone with information is asked to contact Cowes Police Station by phoning 101.
From outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, call the police on 0845 045 45 45. Mini-Com users can call the police on 01962 875000. Information can be given anonymously by calling the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
The Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods team can also be contacted by e-mailing [email protected]. In an emergency, always phone 999.
