Vandals set fire to wheelie bins (From York Press)
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Vandals set fire to wheelie bins in Tang Hall, York
9:45am Wednesday 14th November 2012 in News
VANDALS left a trail of destruction in the Tang Hall area of York after setting fire to 11 wheelie bins in a night of “mindless vandalism.”
Police were alerted to the spree in the early hours of yesterday by North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, which had officers on the scene tackling the fires until 5.20am.
Witnesses, or those with information, are now being urged to come forward by York Police.
A spokesman for the force said: “Not only was this an act of mindless vandalism, but it is dangerous and thankfully nobody was hurt.
“It is also very inconvenient for the residents whose bins have been damaged and somebody is going to have to bear the cost of replacing them.
“Anyone who knows who is responsible or witnessed the incidents is urged to contact the police or Crimestoppers with information.”
According to the police, four bins were set alight in Etty Avenue, three in Burlington Avenue, one in Constantine Avenue, one in Fourth Avenue, one in Seventh Avenue and one in Rockingham Avenue.
Anyone with information is asked to phone York Police on 101 or Crimestoppers can be phoned anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Comments(12)
Davy Crocket
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10:50am Wed 14 Nov 12
xtc
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12:09pm Wed 14 Nov 12
MrChuckles
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2:05pm Wed 14 Nov 12
I do anticipate some total idiots will no doubt start the petty, barrel scraping argument, "wah wah... wahh our kids have nothing to do"... and then go on to try invent some totally wacky and warped excuses for these parentless morons (however the excuses are often entertaining, for a laugh)!
It's also funny to note that they feel people will report the criminals, (also in times of falling crime.. its more people dont bother reporting it) people may be reluctant to report these mindless vandals, because if one of them happens to have burnt themselves on the bin they set fire to, they would quickly of course take the the bin owner to court.
Sillybillies
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3:01pm Wed 14 Nov 12
bob the builder
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5:38pm Wed 14 Nov 12
bjb
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5:53pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Yorkie41
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6:14pm Wed 14 Nov 12
AnotherPointofView
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6:40pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Yorkie41 wrote:It happened in the early hours - before the bins had been emptied.
I know there is no excuse for this kind of behavior, but why don't people put their bins away after they have been emptied.
It is standard practice to put the bins out the night before collection as they have to be out before 7am.
Buzz Light-year
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7:45pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Not much to set fire to when they're empty...
baldiebiker
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10:43pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Mr Anderson
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6:11am Thu 15 Nov 12
Pedro says...
9:54am Wed 14 Nov 12