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Cop a spray: Police slam ‘dangerous’ graffiti suspects

Graffiti on the Rome Metro. Photo: Creative Commons / Levan

Three men are due to face court after Police Transport Command officers arrested them outside Sydney’s Central Station early on Thursday morning on graffiti charges.

The men – aged 36, 23 and 23 – were approached by officers who were patrolling the western side of Prince Alfred Park, in Surry Hills, at around 1.15am on Thursday, July 30.

As police approached the men, who were allegedly sitting on a bench adjacent to the railway corridor boundary fence, two of the men allegedly removed cans of spray paint from under their clothing and threw them away.

“The men were subsequently stopped and searched and officers allegedly located several items including spray can nozzles, three cans of spray paint and rubber gloves,” NSW Police said.

Police arrested the men at the scene, and issued each with Field Court Attendance Notices for possess graffiti implements with intent.

All are due to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday, September 14.

Police Transport Command’s north central sector commander, Superintendent Jason Joyce, said not only is it extremely dangerous and illegal to enter the railway corridor, but graffiti-related offences cost transport providers thousands of dollars a year to repair or replace.

“We will continue to use intelligence-based policing to effectively deploy Police Transport Command officers to target these offences,” Joyce said.

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