SNGC MAY '10 NEWSLETTER

May 2010

SOUTHERN NEVADA GRAFFITI COALITION

Southern Nevada United in the Fight Against Graffiti Vandalism

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NEVADA GRAFFITI AWARENESS MONTH WRAPS UP

THE SOUTHERN NEVADA GRAFFITI COALITION THANKS THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CLARK COUNTY, THE STATE OF NEVADA,

AND ALL THE HARD-WORKING CITIZENS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA FOR THEIR DEDICATION IN MANAGING GRAFFITI

VANDALISM IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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Clark County conducted several graffiti clean-up projects as part of Nevada Graffiti Awareness Month.

The citizens of Southern Nevada have joined forces with Clark County, the City of Las Vegas, the State of Nevada, and our local police departments to rid our community

of graffiti vandalism.

Young citizens joined forces with Clark County to rid a local park of Graffiti Vandalism as part of NEVADA GRAFFITI AWARENESS MONTH.

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To Report Graffiti in Progress: Call 911. Do not approach the vandal.

Be a good witness for responding officers.

To Have a Police Report Made: Go to your closest police station.

Your report will be assigned to a detective for follow-up investigation.

To Have Graffiti Removed from Public Property: Call the Southern Nevada Graffiti Hotline at 455-4509.

To Report a Known Vandal:

Call your local police department. To remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

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There are three cornerstones of graffiti vandalism management in Southern Nevada: Enforcement, Education, and Eradication. With Southern Nevada’s law enforcement agencies and local government graffiti removal programs focused on arresting vandals and removing their graffiti it is also important to remember the educational component of graffiti management. The city of Las Vegas, in coordination with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth Education Section, have again implemented a creative and effective program to bring awareness to our communities youth and stress that graffiti is a crime. Officials from the city of Las Vegas and the LVMPD visited several local elementary schools and provided anti-graffiti education to the students and encouraged them to sign large anti-graffiti banners as a commitment to not participate in graffiti. These educational events and banner signings occurred at Griffith Elementary, Claude and Sheila Parson Elementary, Sheila Tarr Elementary, Robert Lunt Elementary, Clarence Piggott Elementary, and Booker Elementary in Las Vegas.

The Southern Nevada Graffiti Coalition wishes to express our sincere appreciation to Mayor Oscar Goodman, City Council

Representatives Gary Reese, Steven Ross, Ricki Barlow, Stavros Anthony, City Manager Eilizabeth Fretwell, and the entire City of Las Vegas’ Department of Neighborhood Services for their

commitment to fighting graffiti in Las Vegas.

The City of Las Vegas’ “Pledge Against Graffiti”

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FIGHTING GRAFFITI IN AMERICA A Look at How Other Communities are Fighting Graffiti Vandalism

This Month: A Denver Colorado Citizen Fights Graffiti with his Cell Phone

In response to a growing graffiti problem in his Denver Colorado neighborhood a citizen of the Mile High City has taken the initiative to fight graffiti.

Using his cellular phone the citizen photographs graffiti as it appears and places the graffiti on his Twitter page. He then removes the graffiti.

By photographing the graffiti he is documenting the incident so law enforcement officers have access to it after removal. This allows investigators to use the photos in case an arrest is made at a later time.

This is a simple and effective method of getting inv0lved and fighting graffiti vandalism and the crime it attracts.

SOUTHERN NEVADA GRAFFITI COALITION Det. Scott Black (LVMPD), Director

GRAFFITI VANDALISM FACT

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In the Southern Nevada communities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and in all unincorporated areas of Clark County the law requires that all retail stores which sell “graffiti implements” keep them under lock and key to prevent theft and access by minors. “Graffiti implements” are described as spray paint and large indelible markers for the purpose of these local ordinances. Prior to the implementation of these measures graffiti implements were readily stolen by graffiti vandals and used to place illegal graffiti vandalism. Citizens who wish to purchase these items must present identification showing that they are at least 18 years of age. If you observed unlocked spray paint in stores which are required to lock them up notify the management of the store and request that the items be secured. If the stores refuse to follow the law they are subject to citation by local law enforcement and code enforcement agencies.