Police spot men cutting down new speed camera with angle grinder
Police spotted two men ‘cutting down a new speed camera with an angle grinder’ in Wigan[1]. Officers on patrol spotted the men on Warrington Road on Saturday (January 6), police said. They were reportedly using the tool to cut down a new speed camera on the road.
Police said the men made off but ‘after a short foot pursuit’, one was detained. A 67-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer… just click here[2] to give it a try.
He has since been released on bail. Police said there has been a spate of similar incidents over the Christmas period, where people have attempted to cut down the cameras. A post on the GMP Wigan Facebook page this morning said: “#ARREST | On Saturday January 6, officers on routine patrol located two men cutting down a new speed camera with an angle grinder on Warrington Road, Wigan.
After a short foot pursuit one male was detained. “The 67-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and has since been released on bail. There have been a series of speed cameras cut down across the district over the Christmas[3] period, so this is an excellent result for our team.”
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