Police have arrested two men over the infamous “Pam the bird” graffiti incidents across Melbourne and Geelong.
Victoria Police said a 21-year-old man from Yarraville was arrested on Thursday and faces more than 50 charges including criminal damage, burglary, shop theft and theft of a motor vehicle.
The vehicle theft charges relate to an incident in December where an allegedly stolen car was driven through the front window of a restaurant in Barkly Street, Footscray.
The vehicle was spray painted with the words “we don’t accept cash here”.
A 39-year-old man from Abbotsford was also arrested and faces more than 20 criminal damage offences related to graffiti on suburban trains and an office building.
A 21-year-old Yarraville man was charged over an incident in which a car was driven into a restaurant in Footscray. (ABC News)
During raids on properties in Yarraville and Abbotsford yesterday, police found spray paint, illegal fireworks, abseiling equipment and property suspected to be the proceeds of crime.
Victoria Police said the Yarraville man is alleged to have caused more than $100,000 damage to property.
Police allege he scaled the clock tower at Flinders Street Station in July 2024 and defaced the heritage-listed building.
Pam the bird spray paint images have appeared on numerous buildings across Melbourne.
He is also alleged to have defaced the “Cheese Stick” column on CityLink, a television station building in Docklands and concrete silos on Mercer Street in Geelong.
The man has also been linked to graffiti attacks on suburban trains across Melbourne.
Both of the men arrested will appear in court today.
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