Vandals who chopped down a CCTV camera pole because they were sick of being caught committing crimes were filmed carrying out the attack - by the very camera they were trying to get rid of.The spy camera had been put up after a long campaign by neighbours on the Valley Estate in Swinton, Greater Manchester.
It was so successful in reducing crime that, just four weeks later, two vandals decided to get their own back by cutting it down with an angle-grinder.
The CCTV footage shows two young men, with hoodies pulled over their faces, swaggering up to the camera carrying the heavy machinery.
As one starts to saw through the thick metal pole, sparks begin to fly, causing his partner to leap back and cover his face.
The attack was captured by the camera on the top of the pole and police are now hunting the bungling culprits. Read More
