CP has covered graffiti incidents before because this can be much more than just a random and innocuous form of harmless vandalism. Often it is linked to gang activity, but it is always an anti-social act showing blatant disregard for property. Allowing graffiti to remain is like allowing broken windows and glass to be scattered about. Cleaning up graffiti in the New York subway system was directly linked to suppressing other criminal activity. I am pleased to see that our police department had made these arrests. Now all we can do is hope that the "justice system" does its part. From The Annapolis Police Dep't:
Release Date: March 6, 2009
SUBJECT: Arrests in Graffiti Spree
(Annapolis, MD) - The Annapolis Police Department has charged three additional people with destruction of property in reference to recent graffiti incidents in Annapolis. In all, six arrests have been made in these cases. Five of those arrested were juveniles. Paul C. Carter, who is 20 years old, was also arrested. One of the juveniles arrested is an Annapolis resident.
Over a four-day period that started on Sunday, February 22nd, there were approximately 25 locations that were targeted, with around 100 separate tagging incidents recorded. A task force investigating the crimes has linked the suspects to approximately 75 of these acts of vandalism. The Annapolis Police Department received assistance during the investigation from the Anne Arundel County Police Department and local school officials.
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From: Doug Smith
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Excellent article! I blogged about the article directing my readers to the full story. Annapolis folks should really be supporting the Annapolis Police right now. In many cities across the USA graffiti has been defined down as a "lifestyle" crime and enforcement has kind of tapered off. It takes work to be a graffiti cop and a commitment from the city leadership to maintain support for law enforcement. The on-line resource for anti-graffiti information for victims and law enforcement is NoGraffiti.com, the website of the NoGraf Corp., a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation. (I'm a Board member.)
Thanks for the great story!
Thank you Doug--your blog is very cool--and the ship finder tool rocks!
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