Fight fire with water
A Whittier man has found a unique way to keep taggers away from his building -- motion activated sprinklers. This comes 24-hours Vancouver:
Tired of tagging, a California business owner is spraying back at graffiti artists thanks to B.C. technology.
Scott Railsback was at his wit's end after his construction company in Whittier, Calif. - 12 miles east of Los Angeles - became a target for graffiti artists.
"Every couple of days, I was out there painting over [the graffiti]," Railsback told 24 hours. "We tried cameras and lights and anti-graffiti paint but none of it worked. Every time the sun came up, it was back."
The Mure Corporation vice-president quickly blew through thousands of dollars covering up taggers' work and went looking for a solution.
That's when he came across Victoria-based Contech Electronics' ScareCrow sprinklers.
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| Frank Girardot, Metro Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, brings you behind the yellow tape with takes on true crime, cold cases and more. This is also your forum to discuss crime, its impact on your neighborhood and how we cover it. Have any questions or tips? You can leave a comment here or e-mail Frank. |
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