Brazen Brighton vandal caught on camera – do you know who he is?

In footage sent to The Argus, a tagger wearing tracksuit bottoms and a hoody can be seen daubing on a utility box in Brunswick Place, Hove.

He appears to walk past the box before changing his mind and grabbing a pen from his pocket.

The left-handed tagger then vandalises it with illegible writing after checking if anyone was watching.

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Sussex Police said they were looking into the incident which happened last Monday at about 1.20pm.

A spokesman said: “We are supporting Brighton and Hove City Council with their strategy to deal with graffiti in the city and will become involved if any information comes to light that would provide a realistic investigative opportunity.

“It is important for people to report all incidents of crime so that we are aware of incidents in the area.

"Even when we are not able to send an officer, which we understand can be disappointing, we still pass information to our local policing teams, and update our crime and intelligence IT system.”

This is the third clip catching people daubing graffiti on to walls and objects in Brighton and Hove that has been sent to The Argus in recent weeks.

A graffiti vandal, nicknamed “Maso” after his barely legible graffiti on a Dyke Road Park wall, was caught red handed on camera.

Do you recognise this 'Maso' tagger?

He told a passerby who challenged him to “f*** off”.

Other footage, which was reported in Friday’s Argus, showed more people spraying graffiti on walls in the city.

In it, two men can be seen spray-painting tags in a street near London Road. One shouts “no photos please mate” after spotting the cameraman.

Brighton and Hove City Council, which has recently declared war on graffiti, said it showed taggers were becoming “ more and more brazen in their attitude”.

If the value of criminal damage exceeds £5,000, the maximum penalty for those aged 18 or over is ten years’ imprisonment.

Where the damage is less than £5,000, the maximum sentence is three months’ imprisonment or a £2,500 fine.

A council spokesman said it will be working with police to push for harsher penalties and, potentially, prison sentences. He said: “We support the police as much as possible in their investigations to catch taggers.

"This includes providing the police with reports of previous similar tags to ensure the appropriate prosecution takes place, as the more damage the tagger has caused, the more the fined or longer the jail sentence, depending on the judge’s ruling.”

A council consultation on what residents think would be the best way to tackle the “scourge” of graffiti continues. It can be found on the council’s website.

• Have you caught a vandal on camera? Contact jody.doherty-cove@theargus.co.uk