God, I love these quotes sometimes. And at other times, they can get pretty annoying.

A JUDGE sent out a stark message to graffiti vandals yesterday by handing down prison sentences to three members of a gang which caused nearly £180,000 of damage in a wrecking spree across the region.

The gang of graffiti artists covered hundreds of buildings and railway bridges in their distinctive tags over eight months, giving transport operators a huge clean-up bill.

Network Rail alone had to pay for a £140,000 clean-up after the “crew” covered the line between Newcastle and Sunderland in their scrawls.

Read More: Jail for graffiti vandals