Proactive police work has seen two men charged with graffiti-related offences after being arrested at Hornsby.
About 10pm (Thursday 25 July 2019), officers attached to Hornsby Police Transport Command spoke with two men in a lane at the rear of Hornsby Police Station.
Due to noticing spray paint on their clothing, officers conducted checks on the pair and searched a vehicle, locating 47 cans of spray paint, balaclavas, gloves and other items.
The pair, both aged 27, were arrested and taken to Hornsby Police Station.
One of the men was charged with enter enclosed lands (x5), malicious damage (x5). The other was charged with armed with intent to commit an indicatable offence (x2) and goods in custody.
Both were refused bail to appear at Hornsby Local Court yesterday (Friday 26 July 2019).
It’s alleged one of the men, from Strathfield, was involved in an incident of graffiti at Rhodes Railway Station on Monday 22 July 2019.
