Police dogs on hand to catch “mindless” bunker vandals

Sunday 16 July 2017

The Police have stepped up security after reports of arson, vandalism and break-in attempts at three historical sites in Jersey.

Police dog handlers are set to regularly patrol the area during the evenings and over the weekend in an effort to tighten the sites' security.

The Channel Islands Occupation Society (CIOS) Jersey, an organisation dedicated to the preservation of fortifications from the Second World War, took to social media to express their outrage at the vandalism, describing the perpetrators as “mindless”.

According to the society’s posting on Facebook, the vandals have been “spray painting Swastikas, lighting fires in the gunpit… and even using a drill in an attempted forced entry.”

Pictured: Vandals' graffiti at historic site, taken from the CIOS Facebook page.

The vandals have targeted several fortifications which were built during the Second World War whilst the island was under the German Occupation.

A spokesperson for the society said: “We at CIOS Jersey have a zero tolerance to graffiti spray painting and desecration of our unique fortifications, and we would very much appreciate your help in keeping an eye out and reporting any suspicious activity to us, or the Police.”

After the CIOS contacted the Parish Honorary Police, the States Police took a statement and have since agreed to step up security measures in the area.

All sites in the care of the CIOS will now reportedly be “regularly patrolled by SoJ Police dog handlers at the weekends and evenings through the week.”

Pictured: States Police dog handlers to patrol CIOS sites, taken from CIOS Facebook page.