‘As trivial as this may seem to some it’s still criminal damage’
The graffiti on Agecroft Road
A graffiti artist dubbed by the police as ‘the Salford Banksy’ was arrested after being chased by officers.
The PCs came across the man spray-painting a bridge on Agecroft Road during rush hour.
The man was ‘mid-artwork’ and was ‘detained after a short foot chase by PC Clarke who’s still recovering from a 10k earlier this week’ Greater Manchester Police’s Salford division said on their Facebook page.
They shared a picture of a dozen cans of spray-painted which they seized with the suspect remaining in custody.
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“As trivial as this may seem to some it’s still criminal damage which needs to be cleaned by someone at the expense of the local community” they said.
The seized spray cans
“This hasn’t gone unnoticed by several members of the public who stopped to speak to us, pleased with the result.
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“Officers will continue to be out and about for the evening on patrol in the Swinton & Pendlebury area dealing with local issues whilst Banksy thinks about working his magic on the wall of a cell, minus his multiple cans of spray paint.”
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