CCTV operating in cemetery

CCTV cameras are now up and running in Derry City Cemetery, the Council have confirmed.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Aug 2016, 07:59 BST
Updated 12th Aug 2016, 10:00 BST
The shell of the burnt out car at the City Cemetery back in November 2015.The shell of the burnt out car at the City Cemetery back in November 2015.
The shell of the burnt out car at the City Cemetery back in November 2015.

The temporary cameras have been installed following a spree of anti-social behaviour at the cemetery, including vandalism to headstones and graves, underage drinking, and a car being torched.

In the coming weeks the Council will consider locations across the cemetery for permanent CCTV cameras

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A spokesperson for Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed that “temporary CCTV cameras have now been installed at a number of locations across the City Cemetery which are monitored remotely.

“Officers are currently scoping the installation of permanent camera positions with a report going forward to Council for consideration in September,” she added.

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