Man allegedly behind 'Pam the Bird' tag in Melbourne charged with 50 offences
A 21-year-old man has been charged after he was arrested in connection with a series of graffiti works across Melbourne, including the iconic "Pam the Bird" tag.
Jack Gibson-Burrell was charged with more than 50 offences, including criminal damage, burglary, shop theft, and theft of a motor vehicle.
The tag has been spotted on office buildings, roadways, and streets throughout the city, including on the Novotel at South Wharf.
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A supplied courtroom colourised sketch shows Matthew Raoul White (left) and Jack Gibson-Burrell at the Melbourne Magistrates Court Friday, January 31, 2025. AAP
Police allege the man was behind an incident where the heritage-listed Flinders Street Railway Station clock tower was defaced on July 10 last year.
The clean-up bill for the graffiti was expected to be more than $24,200 after the bird and the phrase "my clock" were spray-painted on the building.
It's alleged the man was also responsible for graffiti plastered across the rail network as well as the "Cheese Stick" column on CityLink, a television station building in Docklands and concrete silos on Mercer Street in Geelong.
More recently, "Pam the Bird" was spotted on top of the Novotel Hotel at South Wharf on January 20.
The total damage is estimated at more than $100,000.
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A Pam the Bird tag on the Novotel at South Wharf. Just another bird
Graffiti has disfigured Melbourne's Flinders Street railway station. Nine
Gibson-Burrell is also facing charges in relation to an incident in Footscray where an allegedly stolen car was driven through the front window of a Barkly Street restaurant early on December 20, last year.
In 2022, Gibson-Burrell avoided jail after he vandalised a train on the Gold Coast and turned his spray can on a security guard.
In 2022, Gibson-Burrell avoided jail after he vandalised a train on the Gold Coast and turned his spray can on a security guard. Nine
Police executed search warrants yesterday at addresses in Yarraville and Abbotsford.
Items including spray paint, illegal fireworks, abseiling equipment and property suspected to be the proceeds of crime were all seized.
A series of graffiti works across Melbourne, including the iconic 'Pam the Bird' tag. Nine
Mathew White, 39, from Abbotsford was also arrested.
He has been charged with more than 20 criminal damage offences relating to the graffiti of suburban trains and the Docklands office building.
Both men will be held in custody until a bail decision on Tuesday.
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