Police Investigating Criminal Damage Over Chopped Down ULEZ Traffic Lights

Published on January 16, 2024

Police are looking into incidents of criminal damage after traffic lights with Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) cameras were chopped down on Monday in southeast London. The Metropolitan Police is investigating four incidents in the London boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham, including in Baring Road, Marvels Lane, Bromley Road, and Southend Lane. Photos posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Labour councillor Alisa Igoe, show what appear to be clear cuts made by angle grinders. The Met is trying to establish whether the incidents are linked. In a statement emailed to The Epoch Times, a spokesperson for the Met said: “We continue to treat criminal damage to ULEZ cameras seriously....

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