TWO speed cameras have been vandalised in the Scottish Borders.
The cameras on the A68 at Huntford and Camptown were targeted over the weekend, bringing the total number of cameras attacked in the area with a saw to six.
The two cameras attacked are the first two in Scotland after crossing the border at Carter Bar. Police are investigating the incident and treating it as theft, vandalism and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Superintendent Denise Mulvaney, from Lothian and Borders Police, said: "There appears to be a systemic campaign of violence aimed at safety cameras. The method used to attack the cameras is highly dangerous, the people responsible for these actions are putting their own lives at risk as well as the safety of others.
"Anyone who comes into close contact with a camera that has been attacked in this fashion could be electrocuted.
"I'm urging any member of the public who has information they think might relate to any of the crimes aimed at safety cameras to contact the police."
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