More than a dozen arrested in Fresno Graffiti Abatement Operation

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- This twelvemonth alone, the metropolis of Fresno has spent much than $2.6 cardinal cleaning up graffiti.

On Wednesday, section leaders announced the arrests of much than a twelve radical accused of causing much than $120 1000 successful damages.

"If you're going to tag successful our city, this task unit volition place you, apprehension you, and prosecute you to the fullest grade of the law," said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyery.

City leaders accidental they're making bully connected that committedness by the politician announcing 14 radical considered "prolific taggers" are facing felony charges for damaging graffiti.

In February, the metropolis attorney's office, Fresno Police, and the Fresno County District Attorney's Office launched an effort to cleanable up the metropolis and clasp graffiti vandals accountable.

"It's costing our community, it's costing america payer base, it's costing america businesses coming to this community, and it's costing radical to person fear, due to the fact that erstwhile you locomotion down the street, your mean idiosyncratic doesn't cognize if it's a pack tagging oregon thing else," said Balderrama. "They conscionable spot the graffiti, and they don't consciousness safe."

Since the commencement of the effort, Police Chief Paco Balderrama said determination person been much than 7 1000 abatement tickets. Through the investigations and arrests, different crimes person been discovered, including amerciable weapons and marijuana grows.

Agencies progressive recognition the radical effort for the occurrence truthful far.

"The enactment that the Fresno Police Department does each time is precocious quality, it is efficient, it is effective, we've told them what we request to person successful bid to bring these cases to the felony level and that's what they do," said Lisa Smittcamp, Fresno County District Attorney.

If you spot graffiti successful the city, you're encouraged to study it done the FresGo app oregon telephone 311.

When this cognition was archetypal announced successful February, it was said the metropolis attorney's bureau would beryllium utilized for lower-level offenses, particularly erstwhile it comes to minors and holding their parents responsible, but according to the mayor, they haven't had to bash that yet.

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