POLICE officers are investigating the theft of plants from one of Barry’s green flag parks.
CCTV footage from Victoria Park, in Cadoxton, is being reviewed in and effort to trace the culprits who removed plants from the park's beds.
A Vale council spokesman said: “Around 250 bedding plants, 25 rudbeckia, 25 helichrysum and 200 geraniums, were stolen from Victoria Park’s flower beds last Thursday night (May 28).
“This incident has been reported to the police and we are currently reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to identify those responsible.
“Our parks team work exceptionally hard to keep open spaces across the Vale looking their best and such a destructive act is clearly completely unacceptable.”
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A South Wales Police spokesman said: “Police in Barry are investigating the report of a theft of 250 bedding plants from Victoria Park in the Cadoxton area of the town.
“The theft happened sometime between 8pm on Thursday, May 28 and 8am the following morning."
Anyone with information is asked to contact South Wales Police on 101 and quote reference 2000186866.
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