Hollywood sign to get more security after New Year's prank
The Hollywood Sign Trust, the non-profit organisation that oversees maintenance for the 'Hollywood' sign in Los Angeles, is looking to improve its security after a prankster turned the sign to 'Hollyweed'. "This is more than preventing pranks or trespassing at the sign. Our concern is the safety of the neighbourhood and the trespassers," said the Chairman of the trust.
The Hollywood Sign Trust, the non-profit organisation that oversees maintenance for the landmark here, is looking to improve its security after someone turned the Hollywood sign into "Hollyweed".The prank took place in the early hours of January 1 when somebody climbed the Santa Monica Mountains and changed the iconic sign to "Hollyweed". "The Hollywood Sign surveillance system is constantly evolving but an incident like the one that occurred early Sunday morning shows us where there are opportunities to make improvements," Chris Baumgart, chairman of the Hollywood Sign Trust, told hollywoodreporter.com."The new year's prank was no exception and we will be deploying additional technology to tighten up surveillance and thus deter unwanted visitors in the future," said Baumgart. 