Vandals' parents will pay up to $25,000 in Gardena
On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 the Gardena City Council approved the Graffiti Prevention and Abatement Ordinance which provides for rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons violating the graffiti ordinance.
It also imposes fines of up to $25,000 to adults and parents/guardians of minors defacing property with graffiti and additionally requires property owners to remove graffiti from their property. Additionally, the ordinance puts tighter restrictions on graffiti materials that minors are allowed to possess.
Gardena Police Department is also introducing a new non-emergency 24-hour Criminal and Suspicious Behavior Tip Line. Anyone with information about any non-urgent crime or unusual activity is encouraged to call the Gardena Police Department's Criminal Behavior Tip Line at 310-217-9522.
The new tip line was enacted by Chief Medrano in order to give the community a way to anonymously report non-emergency criminal behavior to the Police Department.
Coincidentally this ordinance was approved on the same day a major graffiti attack was committed on several areas of the campus at Amestoy Elementary located at 1048 W 149th Street, in Gardena.
Sometime between Monday, October 26, 2009 at 9PM and Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:30AM, several areas were defaced with white and black spray paint. The suspects wrote graffiti on the outside of at least six classrooms and on two storage containers. The suspects caused several thousand dollars worth of graffiti damage.
This would be a great opportunity for anyone with information to call the 24-hour Criminal and Suspicious Behavior Tip Line at 310-217-9522. Or you may contact the Detective Bureau Commander, Lt. Steve Prendergast at 310-217-6188.
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SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS? ILL CLEAN IT UP FOR $500, YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!