Police close Operation Juliet Dismantle

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Police close Operation Juliet Dismantle

Police have closed a successful graffiti operation, charging seven people with almost 800 counts of wilful damage by graffiti.

Operation Juliet Dismantle commenced on March 3, 2011, after members of the joint Brisbane City Council and Queensland Police Service Task Force Against Graffiti, identified significant damage to the council and Queensland Rail property during the past four years.

Task Force Against Graffiti members identified a number of tags on trains that were left unattended during the January flood disaster, which matched the vandalism caused on other council property. The total charges below equal damage exceeding $113,000.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said this was a major win for the graffiti taskforce and proved it was continuing to get results.

"I am committed to rid Brisbane's streets of illegal graffiti as part of my vision of a clean city and I commend the efforts of the joint graffiti taskforce of police and Council officers," he said.

Detective Superintendent John Sheppard of the State Crime Operations Command's Organised Crime Group said the success of the operation was a combination of excellent work across several agencies.

"This operation has provided significant results for the taskforce who have been producing great results in locating those responsible for causing widespread damage across the community, in particular during a time when Brisbane was devastated by the floods. These arrests are a result of good intelligence work by police in collaboration with multiple agencies all working towards the same goal," Detective Superintendent Sheppard said.

Charges:

• A 21-year-old from Coorparoo has been issued a Notice to Appear for three hundred and twenty four counts of wilful damage by graffiti. He is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 30.
• A 22-year-old from Coorparoo has been issued with a Notice to Appear with two hundred and five counts of wilful damage by graffiti. He is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on November 1.
• A 20-year-old from Hamilton has been issued with a Notice to Appear for one hundred and ten counts of wilful damage by graffiti, one count of possess dangerous drug and one count of possess utensil. He is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 26.
• A 20-year-old from Hamilton has been issued with a Notice to Appear with twenty counts of wilful damage by graffiti. He was scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 5, 2011.
• A 19-year-old from Alderley has been issued with a Notice to Appear for one hundred and twenty eight counts of wilful damage by graffiti. He was scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 7, 2011.
• A 20-year-old man from Clayfield has been charged with four counts of wilful damage by graffiti, one count possessing dangerous drugs and one count of possessing utensil. He was scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 22, 2011.
• A 19-year-old from Stafford has been charged with sixty five counts of wilful damage by graffiti. He is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on November 10.

Police have been working in partnership with Queensland Rail and Brisbane City Council as part of the investigation.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.

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Well done Queensland Police, Bruisbane City Council and Queensland Rail.

Regards,
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