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Two youths who were caught red-handed throwing paint onto a Hadleigh pavement have agreed to pay the £300 clean-up costs incurred by Babergh District Council as a result of their actions.
During a routine patrol of Hadleigh High Street, it was reported to local police that two youths had been seen throwing paint from a moving car. After further investigation by the police, two 16-year old boys, whose names cannot be given for legal reasons, admitted to the offence.
The police contacted Babergh District Council, which is responsible for the clean up of littering offences across the district. Staff in the Waste Management Department heard how the youths had initially agreed to clean the paint from the pavement themselves. However it was agreed that professional cleaning contractors had to be brought in.
Babergh’s Jonas Grist, a Technical Officer with the Waste Management Department said, “We are always happy to work with the police to keep our streets clean and litter free. The boys in question have shown remorse for their actions and we will be recouping the contractors’ costs from them in due course. I believe they have learnt their lesson.”
WPC Anne Hart of Hadleigh Police added, “The boys openly admitted to the vandalism and now accept that they must take responsibility for their behaviour. I hope that perpetrators of this type of crime now realise that they may ultimately pay for the damage they cause.”
The paint has now been cleared from the pavements outside The George Public House and Crabtrees Coffee Shop. |