I Heart Street Art: Felony Vandalism and Conspiracy
By Allan Hough in I Heart Street Art
Tuesday, Aug. 4 2009 @ 11:55AM
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On June 8, 2009 at 2:00 AM Officers were dispatched to 11th Avenue and Clement Street on a call of two suspects that had vandalized a building with graffiti. The suspects had spray painted the side of a building with letters that each measured two feet by three. The graffiti was twenty-two letters long and coved [sic] an area of nearly 120 square feet.Lofty charges!
The officers quickly located two people that matched the description the caller provided. The suspects had several cans of spray paint with them and both had paint on their hands. The caller was brought to the scene and he positively identified the suspects as the perpetrators of the vandalism. Both individuals were arrested to felony vandalism and conspiracy.
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A few weeks later:
At 4:00 AM on June 22, 2009"Felony vandalism and conspiracy." What a phrase!
a passerby called 911 to report graffiti vandalism in progress. The
caller heard the hiss of aerosol paint and then saw two individuals
vandalizing buildings at 18th and Geary. The suspects were advancing
eastbound on Geary, one on the north side of the street and one on the
south. They vandalized buildings as they advanced down Geary from 18th
Avenue to 12th Avenue. Another suspect followed the pair in his car,
which carried additional cans of spray paint. Between those two
intersections the suspects vandalized numerous buildings with spray
paint. Richmond Station officers met the
caller at 12th and Geary and broadcast a description of the suspect's
vehicle, which led to other Station Officers stopping the vehicle
minutes later at Gough and Richmond Geary Streets. Three suspects were arrested for felony vandalism and conspiracy.
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Currently the Inner Richmond and the Geary corridor are "graffiti hot spots". [Ohhh! -Ed.] The actual amount of graffiti vandalism committed in the Richmond
is difficult to quantify since the amount of new graffiti we see
exceedsthat number of cases that are reported. Officers remain alert
at alltimes for acts of vandalism and from time to time catch a person
in the act and make an arrest. However, experience tells me that it is
your calls that lead to the majority of our arrests for graffiti
vandalism. Please stay vigilant and keep calling us.
If you see graffiti vandalism in progress please call 911 immediately.
OK then! Thanks, Cap! When I next see someone writing a little cartoon
happy face on a post out in the avenues, I'll be sure to do all I can
to do them for... FELONY VANDALISM AND CONSPIRACY.
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