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Article: Shopkeepers face fines after selling spray paint illegally
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- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- June 22, 2006
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SHOPKEEPERS near graffiti hotspots could face heavy fines after
selling spray paint to under-16s.
Durham Police identified graffiti as a major reason for people
believing the county was not safe when it launched its StreetSafe
clampdown on anti-social behaviour two years ago.
In recent weeks, teenage volunteers were sent into shops near
badly-affected areas by Durham County Council's trading standards
team.
Of the eight shops tested, two shops in Durham City served a 13-
year-old and one shop in Willington served a 15year-old with spray
paint.
Last night, trading standards divisional manager Chris Cooper said
he would not rule out further action against the stores.
Under the Anti-Social ...