NO REWARD FOR SNITCHES

BURDEKIN Shire Council has repealed a policy that puts a standard reward figure in place that could be paid to a member of the public for any information that led to the arrest of a person in relation to vandalism attacks against Council property.

Since the policy was first introduced, Council has installed a surveillance camera network that helped to improve public safety and capture incidents of vandalism, reducing the need to rely on public information.

Council’s Vandalism Policy was initially developed to encourage the provision of information that would lead to the conviction or arrest of the perpetrators of these crimes.

Burdekin Shire Council CEO Terry Brennan said social media helped provide identification, and the policy had served its purpose but was no longer required.