7/28/2013
Italy, UK: Speed Cameras Burned, ShotVigilantes shoot speed cameras in Italy, set them on fire in Scotland.
A speed camera in Lamberton, Scotland was set on fire last week Sunday, BBC News reported. The automated ticketing machine on the A1 joins a long list of recently damaged cameras in the border region, where 19 devices have been firebombed since 2004.
Vigilantes in Arezzo, Italy shot a speed camera on Monday. The device located on the SR71 was hit by a dozen 9mm rounds, according to a provincial news release. A second camera in the area was hit again with a smaller caliber weapon a few days later.