POLICE are fighting back against the yobs who turn bus journeys into a nightmare for commuters.

Operation Bustag, a partnership between the Met Police and Transport for London (TfL), is targeting youths committing crimes on buses.

The scheme aims to identify those responsible for graffiti, vandalism and other low-level crime.

Since the London-wide scheme was launched in January, police have made 147 arrests.

Chief Superintendent Mike Humphrey, from the Met's transport operational command unit, said: "People may think it's a bit of graffiti on a bus but our communities are telling us this type of anti-social behaviour raises their fear of crime."

Do you know any of the yobs caught on CCTV mis-behaving on buses in Lewisham? Call Operation Bustag on 020 7027 8950.