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14/08/2014
Council To Install Hidden Cameras In Graffiti Crackdown
Security cameras are to be installed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to clamp down on graffiti.
The council say that they have received 627 complaints and have removed around 10,000 square metres of graffiti in the last 12 months.
It is understood that some of the security cameras will be hidden.
The council say that any footage of people caught doing graffiti will be passed to gardaí, who have launched 'Operation Slogan' and are working with the council to crack down on vandalism in the are.
(MH/CD)
The council say that they have received 627 complaints and have removed around 10,000 square metres of graffiti in the last 12 months.
It is understood that some of the security cameras will be hidden.
The council say that any footage of people caught doing graffiti will be passed to gardaí, who have launched 'Operation Slogan' and are working with the council to crack down on vandalism in the are.
(MH/CD)
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