Man arrested after admitting celebrity-themed graffiti in Newcastle
Police arrested a 33-year-old man after he admitted writing celebrity-inspired graffiti on a wall in West Denton, Newcastle. The messages used absurd, domestic details about well-known figures, and the case matters because the vandalism was treated as criminal damage.
The writing named Danny Dyer, Ross Kemp, Anneka Rice, Stacey Solomon, Dermot O’Leary, Rochelle Humes and Jade Thirlwall. Northumbria Police said the man has been referred for an out-of-court disposal, while Newcastle City Council has cleaned the graffiti from the wall.
- A 33-year-old man admitted the Newcastle graffiti.
- The messages featured several British celebrities.
- He has been referred for an out-of-court disposal.
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Graffiti is writing or drawing put on property without permission. In England, damaging property in this way can be treated as criminal damage, and police may investigate while councils arrange to remove it.
This incident involved a wall in West Denton, an area of Newcastle upon Tyne. The writing made unusual references to television and music personalities, including Danny Dyer, Anneka Rice and Jade Thirlwall; the named figures were not reported to be involved in the incident.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Graffiti artist arrested for daubing celebrity-inspired messages on walls including ‘Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes’”.