BusTag Releases CCTV Stills to Identify Criminals | |||||||||||||||||
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BusTag’s latest circulation of a large number of suspects is a concerted effort to identify those involved in bus criminal damage. This supports the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London 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 officers are highly skilled and effective in CCTV identification and work alongside colleagues with local knowledge such as Safer Transport Teams, Safer Neighbourhood Teams and Safer Schools to track down those responsible.
Since November 2004, BusTag has achieved more than 3000 arrests for bus criminal damage. Successful prosecution has resulted in offenders receiving fines, community service and imprisonment. Chief Superintendent Joe Royle, Safer Transport Command said, “The Safer Transport Command is working with its partners to keep London moving safely. Our Operation BusTag is an effective tactic in confronting people who commit acts of bus criminal damage and anti-social behaviour. “These people may think they have got away with it. They are wrong. We are determined that all offenders of bus criminal damage are brought to justice and we will leave no stone unturned in our endeavour to do so. However without successful identification there can be no arrests. By publishing the images in the local press there is an even stronger chance of identification through the local community to whom we are extremely grateful for any information received." Steve Burton, Transport for London’s Director of Community Safety, Enforcement and Policing, said, “Graffiti and window etching are the sort of vandalism that creates an intimidating environment which our passengers should not have to put up with. |