THE fight against criminal damage on London’s buses has been successful in driving down the amount of damage and saving the capital’s bus companies millions of pounds.
Since operation BusTag was launched in November 2004 by the Met Police’s safer transport command, it has made more than 3,000 arrests for criminal damage on buses, with 95 per cent of them resulting in successful prosecutions.
News Shopper readers are being asked to Shop A Yob by helping identify the young people caught on camera on buses in Bexley which have suffered damage.
If you recognise any of the people in the photographs call BusTag on 020 7027 8950 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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A bus seat on an 89 bus travelling between Slade Green and Lewisham on April 11 last year was soaked in urine while this man was onboard. He got on the bus at 8.48pm in Northend Road, Slade Green and got off three minutes later in Colyers Lane, Erith.
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While this girl was travelling on a 229 bus travelling from Thamesmead to Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, it was damaged by graffiti. She got on the bus on August 18 last year in Erith Road, Bexleyheath, at 8.31pm and got off in Market Square, Bexleyheath, at 8.38pm.
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These two men were travelling on a 486 which was on its way from Bexleyheath town centre to North Greenwich on June 30 last year. They got on at 8.09pm in Welling High Street and got off at 8.44pm at North Greenwich station. While they were onboard a seat was soaked in urine.
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A seat on a 229 bus travelling from Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, to Thamesmead town centre was damaged while this man was onboard on March 21 last year. He got on in Erith Road, Belvedere, at 7.42pm and got off in Thamesmere Drive, Thamesmead, at 8.05pm.
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