14th May 2009, 05:11 PM
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Model aeroplane leads to arrests
From http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html
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Model plane fitted with camera catches graffiti
SAM RODRIGUES, POLICE REPORTER
May 14, 2009 01:45pm
A MODEL aeroplane equipped with a camera has inadvertently captured graffiti artists at work in the southern suburbs, leading to their arrest.
The aerial surveillance was carried out over the Aldinga Bay Surf Life Saving Club in March by an model aircraft enthusiast using what police described as a "slow -flying electric remote-controlled aeroplane".
The modified aircraft was rigged with a camera, attached with a rubber band, which had been set to capture images every 1.5 seconds.
The images proved much more interesting than the plane owner was expecting - they captured graffiti vandals at work.
The plane operator sent the pictures to South Coast police who used them to identify the alleged offenders.
A Nuriootpa man, 19, and a Williamstown man, 20, were charged with marking graffiti and will appear in the Tanunda Magistrates Court at a later date.
Detectives from South Coast continued their investigations and have charged another two people with numerous graffiti offences.
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