BUS shelters, a railway bridge and a number of buildings have been defaced in a graffiti spree in Swanage. 

The graffiti was reported to police on Thursday, January 31 with a number of vehicles also damaged.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish if this is linked to the incident of graffiti in the town.

Deputy Neighbourhood Inspector, Jon McCarthy, said: “We are disgusted that someone, or a group of people, have felt it necessary to deface the lovely seaside town of Swanage.

“It creates a bad image for the town and will probably cost the council thousands of pounds and many hours of hard work to remove.

“We are asking anyone who may know who has done this, or recognises the 'tags', to please let us know so we can stop this from happening again.

“There were also many cars vandalised on the same evening. If your car was damaged please report this to Dorset Police, we can't act upon incidents we don't know have happened.”

A 17 year-old boy from Swanage has been arrested and is helping officers with their enquiries.