Pair Sought For Criminal Damage on 267 Route

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Operation BusTag issue CCTV stills of youths wanted for graffiti damage to bus

The Met’s Transport Operational Command Unit is continuing to work in partnership with Transport for London and London bus companies to identify and arrest offenders of bus criminal damage.

The Transport Operational Command Unit have a proactive team called Operation BusTag which is dedicated to identifying through on-bus Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), arresting and bringing to justice individuals who have committed criminal damage to the buses.

The two suspects pictured below are wanted for criminal graffiti on route 267. The pair board the bus at 16.56 on 13th March at Brentford Leisure Centre and alight at 17.05 on Chiswick High Road.

Since BusTag's inception it has tripled its arrest rate of offenders of bus criminal damage, which takes the form of graffiti, window etching, seat and window damage, and arson, which costs the bus companies millions of pounds in repairs every year.

More than 95% of the arrests made as a result of BusTag investigations have resulted in serious consequences for the offender, ranging from fines and community service to imprisonment.

BusTag’s latest circulation of a large number of suspects is a concerted effort to identify those involved in such crime committed from Jan 2007 to date. This supports the MPS and TfL commitment to reducing crime and antisocial behaviour.

All CCTV stills from incident footage are circulated initially within the Police network before passing on to the public sector for identification.

BusTag would like to hear anonymously on the following telephone numbers from anyone who can help with their enquiries:

OPERATION BUSTAG Tel: (020) 7027-8950

CRIMESTOPPERS Tel: 0800 555 111

 

April 3, 2009