| The latest incident centred on the bus terminus at the top of Fintry Road, where one of the large glass windows on the under-two-week-old shelter was smashed, covering the footpath and road in glass.
Police said it was targeted between 11.30 and midnight on Friday.
But a spokesman for Dundee City Council said that over the last six to eight weeks, new bus stops installed in Broughty Ferry, Ardler, St Mary’s and Whitfield have suffered a similar fate.
It means the council is already counting the cost of a public transport programme in which it’s investing Ł12 million.
Each pane of glass in the shelters costs Ł140, and the council is already looking at a hefty replacement bill.
“We condemn the vandals who carry out these attacks, and we urge members of the public who know anything about the incidents to contact the police,” said the council spokesman. “We are aware of five attacks across the city.”
The spokesman added that despite the costly attacks, there was no damage to the electronic information screens attached to the inside of the shelters.
The bus stop targeted in Whitfield, located outside the local activity complex, was another to have its windows smashed.
That incident has prompted ward Councillor Willie Sawers to hit out at the hooligans who carried out the senseless acts of vandalism.
“Maybe the hooligans who carry out these acts should reflect on the inconvenience that they are putting on bus users, especially the elderly and the disabled,” he said.
“I would urge anyone who witnessed these acts take place to report them to the police.” |
