Arrests made on Atlantic Trading Estate

 

Intruders have been arrested at an arson hit site on the Atlantic Trading Estate in Barry. Two males were arrested on Friday, June 27.

 

The pair had accessed a site owned by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. Recently the subject of an arson attack, the site had been cordoned off awaiting demolition and clearly signed as dangerous and out of bounds to unauthorised persons.

 

Covert surveillance of the site was underway, following recent thefts and incidents of fly tipping. The two men were caught dismantling metal girders, ready to remove them from the site, and were arrested by police.

 

A council spokesperson said, "The two individuals were trespassing on land that had been clearly marked as unsafe to access. Theft is one thing, but endangering life and limb is another. Surveillance on Atlantic Trading Estate has been stepped up recently and the council would like to make it clear that action will be taken against trespassers and any other law breakers at the site."

 

02/07/2008