Police have issued court attendance notices after two more vandals handed themselves in to Griffith Police Station on Monday.
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After conducting interviews with the pair, they have been charged with malicious damage.
Inspector Kim Traynor says they are still conducting investigations into the identity of the remaining vandal.
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Griffith LAC have charged two 19-year-old males with the destruction of citrus sculptures early Sunday morning.
The two men presented themselves to the station on Sunday to make admissions to the mutilations of the sculptures.
They were both charged with malicious damage.
Inspector Kim Traynor urged the other two males wanted in relation to the damage to take a leaf out of their book, and hand themselves in.
“We have further leads that we are following up, but it would be to their advantage of the other two male if they handed themselves in,” she said.
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Griffith police are urging a group of men who allegedly damaged Griffith’s Real Juice Citrus Sculptures to quickly come forward and identify themselves.
Chief Inspector John Wadsworth said early Sunday morning, a group of males described as being of Pacific Islander appearance were filmed pulling apart oranges from the sculptures, and throwing rubbish on them.
“A video of the incident has been handed in to police… we will find out who they are,” Chief Inspector Wadsworth said.
“It’s really important that these males come forward as soon as possible.”
“There is significant community outcry.”
Brett Sivewright, who took the photographs of the damaged sculptures and provided them to The Area News, said “the poor retirees on a tour bus staying at the Econo Lodge being woken up at 4am this morning with the yelling and noise of destruction is not a good look for Griffith tourism”.
Investigators will release a number of images of males who they believe may be able to assist with inquiries into the incident.
The Chief Inspector said the incident has been distressing to many people, and a number of locals have visited the police station on Sunday in the hope of identifying the alleged vandals.
“What happened is such a shame, as it’s been a wonderful weekend of festivities in Griffith”.
Musician Robert Fattore was alerted to the incident first thing on Sunday morning. He put out the call of Facebook for people to come and help.
A group of about 25 volunteers then spent more than two hours fixing the sculptures, which are now fully restored.
“It was just disgusting, there were even rubbish bins tipped over the oranges,” Mr Fattore
Griffith mayor John Dal Broi and councillors Christine Stead and Brian Simpson were among the volunteers helping with the restoration.
The Real Juice Citrus Sculptures is a popular annual Griffith festival attracting thousands of visitors each year.