Police are appealing for witnesses after a spate of graffiti tagging incidents in Torbay. Over the past few weeks, several instances of this tag have been seen across the Bay.
Instances include on street furniture, walls, two new housing developments, two on a derelict pub, the seawall at Meadfoot, the Currys building, the main bypass road bridge, Anstey's Cove Road, Hele Village, the new bus station, three substations in the Willows, with the latest being on Torquay seafront.
The name 'Ghost', or even possibly 'Chosi', has appeared on walls and street furniture across the bay. The exact wording of the graffiti is unclear from how it has been sprayed.
READ MORE Torbay in grip of graffiti 'epidemic' sprayed by 'moron'
READ MORE Huge haul of stolen items found in Torbay
Enquiries are ongoing to identify the suspect or suspects. Devon and Cornwall Police are now appealing to the community to provide them with any information which may help.
Inspector Chris Lithgow said: “I believe that someone in our community knows who has carried out this mindless and unnecessary damage or has information about who may be responsible. My ask is that if you have any information which could help us, to please get in touch. This could include something you’ve heard or seen on social media or witnesses to the offence.
“We’ve held off making an appeal until now in hopes that our enquiries would identify a suspect but, sadly, we have not been able to so far. However, I can reassure you that this behaviour will not be tolerated, and we will take a very robust approach to pursuing and bringing the offenders to justice."
Inspector Lithgow continued: “Criminal damage in our community achieves nothing, other than community upset and an additional cost to the taxpayer. I’d urge anyone with any information at all which may help our investigation to contact us.”
Anyone with information which might assist our enquiries is asked to contact police on 101 quoting 50240060827
Join DevonLive's WhatsApp community for top stories and breaking news sent directly to your phone
DevonLive is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us. Once you sign up for our updates, we'll send the latest breaking news and biggest stories of the day straight to your phone.
To join our community, you need to already have WhatsApp. All you need to do is click this link and select 'Join Community'.
No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the DevonLive team.
We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.
To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'Exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
