Graffiti attack leaves business owner frustrated at ‘disgusting behaviour’

A TARGETED graffiti attack has left a Port Macquarie business owner disappointed and concerned about what he sees as a growing problem in the community.

Alan Stone, of Coastal Realty Strata, arrived at work last week to find his shopfront window defaced with bright orange graffiti.

The words were sprawled across the glass, leaving him with no option but to replace it entirely.

“Why should small businesses have to suffer,” Mr Stone said.

CCTV footage from the complex shows two masked individuals running directly to Mr Stone’s window before deliberately tagging it and fleeing the scene.

The incident was time stamped at approximately 8.30pm the night before.

Although the entire event was captured, the offenders’ identities remain hidden.

No other business in the complex was targeted.

Police have since been provided with the footage.

The damage came at a cost.

The one-way film on Mr Stone’s window meant the graffiti could not be removed and cleaning attempts failed.

The only option was a costly replacement.

With no known motive behind the attack, Mr Stone is left puzzled as to why his office was singled out.

He believes the incident is part of a larger trend.

“It’s disgusting behaviour and we are starting to see it more and more,” he said.

With police resources already stretched across the Hastings region, Mr Stone believes the last thing the community needs is more anti-social behaviour creating unnecessary pressure.

By Luke HADFIELD