Stepping up the fight to beat taggers / Hownslow Guardian, 21 Jul 2006

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Faye Duxberry
"Graffiti in the borough is to be targeted in a new drive by Hounslow Council to tackle the problem with tough action'. The council's community environment team is drawing up a hit list of graffiti hotspots. Vandals use a nickname or signature, known as a tag', to identify themselves and the team is recording which tags are appearing most frequently in a move to target and deter the most prolific offenders. To help implement the scheme the council has formed a second graffiti removal team, which will work its way around the borough on a monthly rota.
For the first time information on graffiti tags will be recorded and passed onto the police to assist them in combating this crime."