TWO teenagers were forced to pick up litter and clean bins at the Sainsbury's store in Calne after they were caught by police setting fire to a bollard last month.
The two youths, aged 12 and 15, completed two hours of unpaid work at the store in The Pippin on Saturday, February 4 after the Calne CCTV team and Calne Police identified the youths causing criminal damage at the store on January 24.
The unpaid work was done in agreement under the Community Resolution scheme, which can be used to resolve a crime or incident to the satisfaction of the victim involved.
PCSO Mark Cook of the Calne Community Policing Team said: "We would like to pass on our thanks to the volunteers who assist us each week in Calne CCTV. The valuable support and commitment of everyone involved with Calne CCTV continues to have a huge impact in reducing anti-social behaviour, crime and the fear of crime within the community of Calne.
"In the past Calne has suffered with a great deal of anti-social behaviour connected to the behaviour of youths. This action hopefully goes some way in continuing to prevent that and also reducing any fear of crime in Calne."
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