Albury Council have offered a $2000 reward for information which leads to the conviction of the vandal who has graffitied about 20 walls, fences and billboards billboards in an attack costing council about $20,000.
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Mayor Kevin Mack said over two nights both council and private property had been targeted and businesses and council were left with significant clean up costs.
He said rewards had been successfully used in the past and the money would be taken from council's budget, though it happened too spasmodically for there to be a specific fund within the budget.
"We have had success on two other occasions where people have been charged and convicted in this court for graffiti-related offences that have happened to our facilities, particularly the volt lane car park," Cr Mack said.
Justin Dallinger, of Foto Supplies Camera House, was pleased Albury Council was offering a reward to help catch the person who had defaced their iconic mural wall and many other businesses on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
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He said council were working with the business to try to erase the graffiti, but initial spot tests showed it was not going to be able to removed without ruining the artwork underneath.
"We'll have to get the mural redone," he said, estimating it could cost the business upwards of $8000.
"It won't be the same if it's smudged."
Mr Dallinger said the mural had been on the wall in some form for more than 30 years, with the current mural in place for about 20 years.
"It's been graffitied before, but this is the first time it's been totally ruined," he said.
Cr Mack asked business owners or residents who find graffiti on their property to take a photo and report it to police for investigation, rather than simply remove it.
Albury Inspector Scott Russell described the graffiti as a 'targeted vandalism attack' directed toward the police. He said police had obtained CCTV footage of a skinny Caucasian man who was reasonably tall, but was wearing a disguised so his face was not visible.
Mr Russell would not say what police believe to be the meaning behind the graffiti, but said it was not targeting a particular officer and he did not believe it would undermine police.
Anyone with information about the graffiti can contact Albury Police by calling 02 6023 9299.