Deer sculptures pushed over at Oswestry park in latest attack
Vandals who overturned deer sculptures in a town park are only the latest to target Oswestry, its mayor has said.
Culprits had to climb firstly into Cae Glas Park then clamber over a fence to push over the heavy statues.
Councillor Sandy Best says such attacks are why the Police and Crime Commissioner has been invited to Oswestry next month to explain whether police can deal with the anti-social behaviour.
The criminal damage follows reports of young people trying to climb onto the roof of the town's library, smoking cannabis in the parish church porch and evidence of deliberately leaving human excrement by the tennis courts.
The mayor says she understands most of the behaviour is by groups of teenagers.
"We have two levels of lawlessness in Oswestry at the moment, threatening behaviour and mindless vandalism," she said.
"It seems that we are helpless to act and it leaves me angry and frustrated that nothing can be done.
"I personally believe that if they are caught these people should be made to take part in a community payback scheme."
Councillor Best said she had a number of questions for John Campion when he attends the public meeting at the Wynnstay Hotel in Oswestry on Monday, February 18.
She added: "We are not on our own with these problems and I know that councillors from nearby towns are going to come to the meeting to tell Mr Campion of the problems they face.
"This is a public meeting organised by some of our town councillors and we hope that residents will come along and tell him of their worries.
"We need to take a proper look on a local level at what we can do, on the next level at county and then onto Government level.
"The perpetrators of this behaviour are the criminals of tomorrow if we can not sort it out now."
